Trump and Dana White Spark Chaos in White House Briefing Room

11/10/2026

The UFC boss joined Trump in the press briefing room days after the president floated appointing White as his new press secretary.

11/10/2026

White's appearance was so sudden, aides had no time to place the presidential seal on the podium.

11/10/2026

President Trump carried out a surprise press briefing at the White House on Monday, teasing reporters with an appearance by UFC head Dana White — to whom he offered the job as press secretary —...

11/09/2026

UFC president Dana White took the podium in the White House press briefing room for a few strange minutes on Monday.

11/10/2026

Dana White visited the White House on November 9, and Donald Trump brought him out for a chaotic news conference in the James Brady Briefing Room

11/10/2026

Dana White appeared at a White House press briefing, where he turned down the press secretary job offered by Trump, who admitted that he was joking about it.

11/09/2026

In a social media post over the weekend, the president asked the UFC boss to take over the role, but later said he was "having a little fun".

11/10/2026

The surprise press conference, with zero bells and whistles, could be a sign the sun is starting to set on the Trump presidency.

11/09/2026

Donald Trump posted two AI-slop videos of Dana White taking the podium as WH press secretary, a day after Trump himself admitted he was "only kidding".

11/08/2026

Donald Trump posted an AI-generated cartoon depicting Dana White hosting a bizarrely violent White House press conference.

11/09/2026

President Donald Trump said he was only kidding after suggesting UFC CEO Dana White could become his next White House press secretary following a social media post.

11/09/2026

US President Donald Trump on Sunday said he was "only kidding" when he suggested UFC CEO Dana White could become his next White House press secretary, ‌after a social media post a day earlier...

11/09/2026

Trump had publicly urged Dana White to accept the position in a social media post, writing, "Dana, please take the job!"

11/09/2026

Trump said the Dana White offer was just a joke, telling reporters: ‘I will tell you, I was only kidding’

11/09/2026

CNN’s Kaitlan Collins asked White, "Just to confirm, did you tell the president no to the press secretary job?"

11/09/2026

A pro-MAGA reporter asked UFC boss Dana White to imagine a cage fight between President Donald Trump and former President Joe Biden.

11/08/2026

US President Donald Trump on Saturday said he had asked mixed martial arts promoter Dana White to serve as White House press secretary and called on him to bring some fighters along as assistants...

11/08/2026

President Trump said he has asked UFC chief executive Dana White to serve as White House press secretary and had called on the longtime fight promoter to bring some assistants with him "even...

11/08/2026

Political observers view the gesture as a classic display of Trump's preference for charismatic, battle-tested outsiders over conventional political operatives

11/09/2026

Dana W. White, not the UFC boss, previously worked as the Pentagon’s chief spokesperson

11/08/2026

Donald Trump has said he was "only kidding" about UFC boss Dana White becoming White House press secretary.

11/08/2026

US President Donald Trump made headlines on Saturday after he offered the White House Press Secretary job to Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) boss Dana White. But did he really mean to offer...