Trump says he offered UFC's Dana White the press secretary role
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Summary
President Donald Trump said he offered UFC CEO Dana White the vacant White House press secretary job. White had not publicly confirmed whether he would accept, and a media report suggested Trump’s post may have been tongue-in-cheek.Key Facts
- Trump announced the offer in a Truth Social post on Saturday.
- White shared an image of himself at the White House briefing-room podium on Instagram with the caption, “On to the next chapter.”
- The press secretary position has been vacant since Oct. 16, when Katie Zacharia left after five days in the role.
- Zacharia had been selected after Karoline Leavitt stepped aside in August.
- White leads the UFC, a global league valued at more than $15 billion, and has long supported Trump.
- Trump’s remarks came days after Democrats won control of both the House and the Senate in the midterm elections.
- The White House and UFC had not responded to CBS News’ requests for comment at the time of publication.
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