Trump asks UFC chief Dana White to be White House press secretary
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Summary
UFC chief executive Dana White said he plans to meet President Donald Trump at the White House on Monday to discuss Trump’s offer to make him White House press secretary. Trump publicly urged White to accept the job, which has been vacant since Katie Zacharia left last month.Key Facts
- White announced the planned meeting at a news conference after a boxing event in London.
- Trump offered White the press secretary position in a post on Truth Social.
- Trump said White would be a press secretary like none other and urged him to take the job.
- The press secretary position has been vacant since Zacharia’s tenure ended last month after five days.
- Zacharia replaced Karoline Leavitt, who left the role at the end of August.
- White publicly supported Trump’s presidential campaign in 2016, and the two have grown closer since then.
- White House communications director Steven Cheung previously worked for the UFC from 2013 to 2016 and encouraged White to accept the offer.
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