Trump says he wants UFC chief Dana White for White House press secretary

WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on ​Saturday (November 7, 2026) 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 "even though some ‌are not from our ‌country." Mr. White, ⁠chief executive of ⁠the Ultimate Fighting Championship, is a "violent Fighter and Warrior," Mr. Trump wrote in ​a Truth ‌Social post.

Mr. Trump asked for six current or former UFC titleholders to join Mr. White, ‌including two athletes from Russia's ​Dagestan region, Islam Makhachev and Khabib Nurmagomedov; ⁠Americans Justin Gaethje, Daniel Cormier and "Kayla Harris," likely a reference ‌to Kayla Harrison; and Amanda Nunes, a Brazilian native who became an American citizen last year. "We need these people to defend ‌us against the Lunatic Left," Mr.

​Trump wrote. Mr. White and UFC's parent company, TKO ⁠Group Holdings, did not immediately return ⁠requests for comment.