Released November 10, 2026 9:28 am
The reason for the abrupt chaos? Trump aspired to display UFC CEO Dana White, a buddy more comfy with enjoying fighters slam each other in the Octagon than blending it up with press reporters.
After heavy Republican losses in the midterm elections less than a week back, Trump revealed on Saturday that he had actually provided the White House press secretary task to White. Trump stated on Sunday he was simply teasing, however White concerned the White House anyhow to see the president.
“Everyone please take a seat in the briefing room RIGHT NOW,” was a press assistant’s immediate guideline for press reporters over the speaker.
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The statement triggered a stampede amongst journalism corps with television specialists plugging in cable televisions and establishing microphones. The area on the podium where the governmental seal would generally hang was left uninhabited.
Appearing along with White, Trump stated that White might be press secretary if he “would only take the job.”
Trump has actually been looking for a press secretary considering that Karoline Leavitt left in August and her replacement, Katie Zacharia, was fired last month after a week.
“Dana is really very unique. The only problem is he’ll talk for a little while and then he’s going to beat the hell out of you,” Trump joked.
Trump revealed that a UFC battle this weekend at Madison Square Garden will include “the two greatest women fighters of all time.”
“How would I do against one of them?” Trump asked White. “Would I do well?”
“I don’t think so,” White stated.
White, who arranged a series of UFC bouts on the White House premises in June, explained he had no desire to tussle with press reporters.
“I have zero political aspirations,” stated White, while however taking a couple of concerns.
In his very first 4 years in workplace, Trump was a routine existence in the White House instruction space today, almost midway through his 2nd term, he takes concerns in other locations. He has actually discussed moving journalism corps out of the West Wing to a “less obnoxious location.”
There was no talk of that on Monday. After Trump took concerns on Iran, Ukraine, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and other subjects, he reversed to White.
“Would you like to be press secretary of the United States of America?” stated Trump. “Would you like that, or do you just want to stay with that ridiculous UFC?”
“Thanks for the offer, sir,” stated White. “I do not want to be in politics.” — Reuters
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