Trump offers Dana White press secretary job, requests 6 UFC aides
- President Trump offered the press secretary role to Dana White on Saturday.
- The president requested that White bring six UFC fighters to serve as White House assistants.
- Stephen Miller was appointed as the new White House chief of staff on Friday.
- The press secretary position has been vacant since mid-October 2026.
The announcement was made via a post on the social media platform Truth Social while the President was at his Florida golf club.
In his post, Mr Trump referred to the 57-year-old Mr White as "the Great Dana White, a violent Fighter and Warrior" and urged him to accept the role. The President also described him as a "violent fighter" in the announcement.
Following the offer, Mr White posted a photograph of himself standing at the White House press lectern on social media with the caption "On to the next chapter". Neither the White House nor a spokesperson for the UFC provided a response to inquiries regarding the Truth Social post.
Mr Trump was previously impeached in 2019 and 2021. In Israel, President Isaac Herzog tasked opposition candidate Gadi Eisenkot with forming a government on Saturday night following elections on 27 October.
Neither the bloc led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu nor the bloc led by Mr Eisenkot secured a parliamentary majority in the October elections, leaving Arab-led parties in a position to influence the formation of a new government. Mr Eisenkot has urged members of the Likud party to disavow their alliance with what he termed "radical parties".
Coalition negotiations face challenges, including Mr Netanyahu’s reliance on religious parties demanding draft exemptions for ultra-Orthodox men and his opposition to a formal investigation into security failures during the 7 October 2023 Hamas-led attacks. Mr Netanyahu has warned against swearing in a government with what he calls "terrorist supporters," a term he uses for Arab-led parties. In response, Mr Eisenkot posted on X that it is time to establish a national emergency government.
Trump orders Justice Department to investigate Democrats
President Donald Trump has called for criminal investigations to be conducted into members of the Democratic party. These actions are described as a combative response to the incoming Democratic congress.
Trump requested that Dana White bring several UFC fighters to serve as assistants, stating that "we need these people to defend us against the Lunatic Left".
Stephen Miller appointed as chief of staff
On Friday, 6 November 2026, Trump appointed senior adviser Stephen Miller as his next chief of staff. Trump described Miller as "a great fighter".
Miller replaces the outgoing chief of staff, Susie Wiles.
Dana White plans meeting with Trump
Dana White, who was in London for a boxing event on Saturday, confirmed he plans to fly to Washington to meet with Trump on Monday. White previously appeared alongside Trump during his 2024 reelection victory speech.
When questioned about how he would manage the press secretary role alongside his current responsibilities, White responded, "Yeah, I got a lot of jobs already".
White shared an image of the offer on Instagram, which included a photo of himself at the White House press podium and the caption "On to the next chapter".
Trump requests six UFC fighters as assistants
Trump listed six fighters he intends to bring onto the White House staff as "assistants". He has requested that White bring these six fighters to the White House as advisers.
The president noted that some of these individuals are not from the U.S., including two Russian fighters and one Brazilian fighter.
White House press secretary role remains vacant
The White House press secretary position has been vacant since 16 October 2026, when Katie Zacharia resigned after serving for less than a week. Zacharia served as press secretary for five days before leaving the position.
The role had been vacant since Karoline Leavitt left the position at the end of August.
Democrats prepare for committee control
The Trump administration faces a transition period following midterm election losses that resulted in the Republican Party losing control of both chambers of Congress. Following the election results, incoming House Oversight Committee chairman Robert Garcia posted "Lawyer up" on X.
Trump and White share history of UFC events
Trump and White are close friends and have attended multiple UFC events together since Trump returned to the White House in January 2025. On 14 June 2026, the two were seen together on the South Lawn during the "UFC Freedom 250" event.
This celebration of America’s 250th anniversary and the president's birthday featured a wire-mesh Octagon.
He has also expressed ambitions to expand the Zuffa Boxing organisation, which he runs with Saudi Arabian backers, to hold more events globally.
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