'A violent fighter and warrior': Trump offers press secretary role to UFC chief Dana White

France 247 November 2026, 20:45 UTCUnited States of America

US President Donald Trump on Saturday said he was asking mixed martial arts promoter Dana White to be the new White House press secretary. Trump has repeatedly tried to hitch his MAGA brand of politics to White's enormously successful Ultimate Fighting Championship.

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