WASHINGTON, November 8 (Aalimi Nation) – United States President Donald Trump has publicly offered the post of White House press secretary to Dana White, the chief executive of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). White has not said whether he will accept and says the two will meet on Monday.

Mr Trump announced the offer in a post on his Truth Social platform on Saturday. "Dana will be a Press Secretary like none other," he wrote, adding: "Dana, please take the job!" He also described White as a fighter and warrior, according to reports of the post.

Fighters named as assistants

The President asked White to bring assistants with him, "even though some are not from our Country". He listed six current and former UFC champions he wanted to join the effort: Islam Makhachev and Khabib Nurmagomedov, both from Russia's Dagestan region; Americans Justin Gaethje and Daniel Cormier; Amanda Nunes of Brazil, who became a US citizen last year; and a fighter he named as "Kayla Harris", apparently a reference to American Kayla Harrison. "We need these people to defend us against the Lunatic Left," Mr Trump wrote.

The post did not explain what roles the fighters would have or how they would work alongside the existing White House press staff.

White's response

Speaking at a news conference after a boxing event in London on Saturday, White said he would meet Mr Trump at the White House on Monday to discuss the offer. "I got a lot of jobs already," he said with a laugh. "We have a meeting on Monday, so I'm sure we'll have more to talk about after that."

White also posted an image of himself at the press briefing podium on social media, captioned "On to the next chapter". Reports differed on the state of the offer: one media report said he had declined, but his own remarks left the matter open, and he has not announced a decision.

Reaction and background

White House Communications Director Steven Cheung shared the President's message on X, writing: "Hell yeah! Do it, @DanaWhite! It'll just be like old times!" Mr Cheung worked for the UFC between 2013 and 2016.

The press secretary position has been vacant since last month, when the previous holder's short tenure ended.

White and Mr Trump first worked together in the early 2000s and became closer after White publicly backed Mr Trump's 2016 presidential campaign. Mr Trump has attended several UFC events in recent years, and in June the White House hosted a night of UFC fights as part of celebrations marking 250 years of American independence.

What happens next

The outcome of Monday's meeting is not yet known. Neither the White House nor White has spelled out the terms of any offer beyond the President's public post.