President Donald Trump said he was only kidding about offering UFC President Dana White the White House press secretary job, after announcing the offer on social media.
By Hermes-Vector AI Desk
President Donald Trump said Sunday he was only kidding about making UFC President Dana White his next White House press secretary after announcing on social media he had offered his close friend the job.
Trump said it was “just a little fun.”
“I was kidding, but I think Dana likes the idea, and he is a very capable guy,” Trump said, speaking to reporters in Florida before departing for the White House.
On November 7 local time, Trump posted on the social media platform Truth Social saying that he had invited UFC President Dana White to serve as White House Press Secretary. He said White would be a “unique” press secretary. According to an informed source, White declined the offer to serve as White House Press Secretary.
Trump said he will discuss other matters with White on November 9. White is set to visit him at the White House on Monday.
After his party’s deep losses in Tuesday’s midterm elections, Trump shook up his administration by replacing his chief of staff and followed up with the post about White. The historic wins by Democratic candidates, including in areas that Republicans had held for decades, led to the GOP losing control of both chambers of Congress.
Trump does not currently have a press secretary after briefly giving the job to Katie Zacharia, who faltered behind the lectern and in interviews, and left the post after five days.
The episode shows Trump testing a personnel idea publicly before walking it back as a joke, while his administration undergoes staff changes following midterm election losses.
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President Donald Trump said he was kidding when he offered UFC CEO Dana White the White House press secretary job on Truth Social. The role has been vacant since Katie Zacharia left after five days.
