Summary
President Donald Trump said he was joking when he offered UFC chief executive Dana White the White House press secretary job in a Saturday Truth Social post. White, a longtime Trump supporter and associate, did not take the position, which remains vacant after Katie Zacharia’s five-day tenure in October.Key Facts
- Trump said Sunday night that his offer to White was a joke and that White liked the idea.
- In his Saturday post, Trump said he had offered White the press secretary job and suggested UFC fighters Islam Makhachev and Khabib Nurmagomedov could serve as assistants.
- Trump and White have known each other for more than 25 years, according to Republican strategist Rob Arlett.
- White endorsed Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign in December 2015.
- White is the chief executive of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, a mixed martial arts company.
- The press secretary position remained vacant after Trump briefly appointed political commentator Katie Zacharia in October.
- Zacharia served for five days, the article says, the shortest tenure of any White House press secretary.
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