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09.11.2026 / 13:24

"I was just joking": Trump is still not going to appoint the UFC head as press secretary

This week, US President Donald Trump caused a stir by stating that he wanted to appoint UFC head Dana White as his press secretary.

Donald Trump and Dana White. Photo: AP Photo / Mark Schiefelbein

Now Trump has publicly backed down from the idea: in a conversation with journalists on November 8, he called it a joke, writes Bild.

UFC is the world's largest mixed martial arts league.

He "was just joking," Trump said. "It was an example of me making a joke, and then people said, 'You know, that's actually a pretty good idea.'"

These words put an end to the debate over whether the president was serious the day before when, in a social media post, he asked White: "Please accept this job."

In his post about White on Truth Social, Trump stated that he asked "tough fighter and warrior" White to bring "assistants" with him, and also added the names and photos of famous fighters from the league to the post. Trump has previously joked about combat sports and the press.

White himself, on November 7, at a press conference after a boxing event in the UK, stated that he would immediately fly to Washington to meet with Trump. However, the very next day, Trump said that White would be in Washington for other reasons and would stop by for a visit.

Trump's previous press secretary, Katy Zakaria, held the position for only five days before she was fired.

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