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- Trump offered Dana White the White House press secretary job in a Saturday Truth Social post while at his Florida golf club; neither the White House nor UFC immediately confirmed the offer or commented.
- Trump asked White to bring several UFC fighters as “assistants” and said they were needed to “defend us against the Lunatic Left,” spelling out the proposed staffing plan.
- Dana White shared Trump’s post on Instagram with a photo of himself behind the White House podium and the words “On to the next chapter”; he was in London on Saturday for a boxing event.
- White House has had no chief spokesperson since Karoline Leavitt left at the end of August, and Trump remains without a press secretary after Katie Zacharia departed following one appearance and five days in the role.
- Trump announced Friday that Stephen Miller would replace Susie Wiles as chief of staff; Wiles was seen as a tempering force on his impulses, while Miller is known as the architect of the administration’s hard-line immigration policies.
- Dana White has attended several UFC events with Trump since January 2025, including a June White House celebration of America’s 250th year of independence and Trump’s 80th birthday that featured an Octagon called “The Claw.”
- Republican Party lost control of both chambers of Congress after Tuesday’s midterms, including areas it had held for decades, as Trump’s White House underwent the staff shake-up surrounding the press-secretary choice.
Why it matters: Trump’s administration still has no confirmed chief spokesperson: Karoline Leavitt left in August, and Katie Zacharia departed after five days. Dana White’s offer remains unconfirmed, leaving the seat vacant during a transition that also replaced Susie Wiles with Stephen Miller and followed Republican Party losses in both chambers.
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