Donald Trump asks Dana White if he'd rather stay with "this ridiculous UFC" than be press secretary
“Look at the sign. You'd have this behind you all the time. The White House, Washington. Would you like that, or do you just want to stay with this ridiculous UFC?”
Reported November 10, 2026 by thenationalnews.com. Checked word for word against that report.
During an impromptu appearance in the White House briefing room on Monday, President Donald Trump raised the possibility of UFC CEO Dana White becoming press secretary, invoking the White House setting. White declined and said he does not seek political office. The exchange followed Trump’s Saturday post on Truth Social, written while he was at his Florida golf club, offering White the job. Trump later told reporters he had been joking, while White said he would meet with the president in Washington on Monday. Trump said the post came on a difficult press day and that coverage treated it as serious. The exchange ended speculation about White joining the administration; White is a longtime Trump friend and supporter.
- thenationalnews.com ↗︎10 NOV 2026