UFC CEO Dana White appeared at a White House press briefing on Monda y, November 9, where he turned down the press secretary job offered by President Donald Trump, who in turn admitted that he was joking about it.
“I didn’t say no. I was sort of kidding. I do not want to be in politics.”
“I don’t tell the president no to anything,” White said during the press briefing. Literally every media outlet was calling me and I didn’t want to be disrespectful and say anything until he said something first. “We were having a very bad press day and I don’t know why, I thought of his name, he’s been a friend for a long time,” Trump said. “I said I think I’m going to get Dana White to be my new press secretary. I said it to a group of the press and that was it. On being humorously pressed by Trump for an answer to the offer, White said at the press briefing, “Thank you for the offer, sir.
Trump earlier took to Truth Social to announce that he was offering White the press secretary job, and hoped he would bring along some of the top UFC fighters to serve as his assistants. Later, White said he was flying to Washington D.C. on Monday to meet with Trump.
