Trump Backtracks on Dana White Press Secretary Remark, Says He Was Joking
WHO:
Deadline - The article described Trump as the former host of *The Apprentice*.
NY Post - The article referred to a different person named Dana White as “the other Dana White.”
Fox News - President Trump and Dana White, the UFC boss, are involved in the press secretary remark.
Newsweek - President Trump identified Dana White as the UFC CEO and said he had offered him the press secretary job.
US Magazine - Rosie O’Donnell reacted to President Donald Trump’s plea for Dana White, described as UFC CEO, to become White House press secretary.
WHAT:
WTNH - Trump said Dana White was coming to the White House “for other reasons.”
BBC News - Trump urged White to “please take the job” in a Truth Social post.
The Washington Post - Trump told reporters that he was “only kidding” in his social media post offering Dana White the White House press secretary job.
BBC - White said he would travel to Washington to meet Trump.
US Magazine - Trump shared an AI cartoon depicting Dana White attacking the press.
Deadline - Trump described White as a “Great Dana White, a violent Fighter and Warrior” when offering him the press secretary position.
NY Post - An X user joked, “So what are the chances someone suggested this Dana White and Trump pulled a Four Seasons Total Landscaping?”
Fox News - Trump said he was “only kidding” about offering White the press secretary job.
Fox News - Trump confirmed that White is visiting the White House on Monday.
Newsweek - Trump said he was “kidding” about the press secretary job; the article said he had offered it to White in a Truth Social post.
US Magazine - O’Donnell wrote: “I thought this was fake — apparently it’s not — he this the UFC – run by Dana White is going to save his fetid ass – #25thammendmentnow – he has lost …” The excerpt ends mid-quote.
WHERE:
Fox News - White is expected to visit the White House.
US Magazine - The proposed press secretary role is at the White House.
WHEN:
Fox News - Trump said White would visit the White House on Monday.
HOW:
Deadline - Whether White would become the next White House press secretary was not seriously on the meeting’s agenda.
US Magazine - The cartoon reiterated a sexist and transphobic conspiracy theory about Michelle Obama.
Deadline - Trump made the offer via social media.
Newsweek - Trump made the job offer in a Truth Social post.
Newsweek - The press secretary position was vacant for “the past few weeks.”
(UPDATED November 9, 2026 11:56 UTC)
Trump offered UFC CEO Dana White the White House press secretary job, then said he was kidding. White plans to visit the White House Monday, though the job is not on the agenda. Rosie O’Donnell criticized Trump’s appeal, while he shared an AI cartoon depicting White attacking the press.
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(UPDATED November 9, 2026 07:57 UTC)
Trump offered UFC CEO Dana White the White House press secretary job in a social media post, then said he was kidding. White said he would travel to Washington to meet Trump, who confirmed a White House visit on Monday. Trump also shared an AI cartoon depicting White attacking the press.
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(UPDATED November 9, 2026 05:03 UTC)
President Trump offered UFC CEO Dana White the White House press secretary job in a social media post. Trump later said he was kidding, and confirmed White will visit the White House Monday. Rosie O’Donnell reacted critically to the proposal, while White remains UFC chief executive.
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(UPDATED November 9, 2026 03:59 UTC)
President Trump said he was kidding about offering UFC chief Dana White the press secretary job. He made the offer in a Truth Social post, then confirmed White would visit the White House. Rosie O’Donnell reacted online, while an article clarified the story involved the UFC executive, not another Dana White.
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(UPDATED November 9, 2026 02:05 UTC)
President Trump said his offer of the White House press secretary job to UFC chief Dana White was only a joke. Trump made the offer in a Truth Social post and confirmed White is visiting the White House Monday. Rosie O’Donnell criticized the suggestion in a social media post.