Donald Trump Offers White House Press Secretary Job to Dana White — Here’s How the UFC CEO Responded

Donald Trump has offered Dana White, the CEO and president of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), the role of White House press secretary after Katie Zacharia stepped down.

On Saturday, Nov. 7, Trump, 80, shared that the “Great Dana White” was offered the job of press secretary of the United States.

“I have requested that he bring with him assistants, even though some are not from our Country, of Islam Makhachev, Khabib Nurmagomedov, Justin Gaethje, Daniel Cormier, Amanda Nunes, and Kayla Harris,” he wrote on Truth Social. “We need these people to defend us against the Lunatic Left.”

“Dana will be a Press Secretary like none other,” he added. “Dana, please take the job!”

Donald Trump Offers White House Press Secratary Job to UFC's Dana White
Dana White responds to Donald Trump’s press secretary job offer on Nov. 7, 2026. 

In response, White, 57, shared a photo of himself on his Instagram Stories standing behind the press secretary’s lectern in the White House.

“On to the next chapter,” he wrote over the photo before going on to repost Trump’s message on his Instagram Stories.

During Trump’s first campaign in 2016, White deemed the president a “fighter” whom he knew would “fight for this country.”