Trump offers UFC chief Dana White press secretary job

U.S. President Donald Trump and UFC President and CEO Dana White walk out of the White House onto the South Lawn for the UFC Freedom 250 fight on June 14, 2026 in Washington, DC. Chip Somodevilla | Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump offered UFC president and CEO Dana White the job of press secretary on Saturday. In a post on Truth Social, Trump said: "I am pleased to announce that the Great Dana White, a violent Fighter and Warrior, has been offered the job of Press Secretary of the United States.""We need these people to defend us against the Lunatic Left," Trump wrote. "Dana will be a Press Secretary like none other. Dana, please take the job!"CNN, citing a source, reported White had declined the president's offer.Earlier Saturday, White posted a picture of himself on Instagram stories standing behind the press secretary's lectern in the White House, with the caption, "On to the next chapter." It was unclear whether White had accepted the position or was simply acknowledging the president's request as a joke.Trump said that he was offering White the job of "Press Secretary of the United States," but the president's spokesperson is called the "White House press secretary." Trump a...