UFC's executive director, Dana White, rejected Donald Trump's invitation to be the new White House spokesman, reported by CNN.
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08/11/2026
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Lusa
O executive director of the world's largest mixed martial arts organization, Dana White, rejected the invitation of American President Donald Trump to be the new spokesman for the White House, today reported the CNN television station.
Hours after Trump released the invitation on the social network Truth Social, the US station reported that “a source familiar with the subject states that the Executive Director of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) refused the unconventional idea.”.
On the other hand, the TMZ portal has advanced, citing “sources with direct knowledge of the subject”, that Dana White is in London to attend tonight’s boxing match, but will meet with Trump on Monday, in the Oval Office, to address the invitation.
Trump had announced hours earlier at Truth Social that, in addition to offering the position to the martial arts entrepreneur, he had asked him to take to the White House, as his assistants, several fighters, even if they were not American, including Islam Makachev, Khabib Nurmagomedov, Justin Gaethje, Daniel Cormier, Amanda Nunes and Kayla Harris.
“ I am pleased to announce that it was offered to the great Dana White, a tireless fighter and warrior, the position of press secretary of the United States,” Trump wrote, days after the defeat of Republicans in the mid-term elections.
The position of White House spokesperson has been vacant since October 16, when Katie Zacharia resigned, only five days after taking office, becoming the person with the least time in office.
Following last Tuesday's elections, changes have occurred in the US administration, such as the promotion, on Friday, of controversial anti-immigration adviser Stephen Miller to Trump's new chief of staff, replacing Susie Wiles, considered by the specialized press to be an interlocutor between the private sector and President Trump.
Last Tuesday's mid-term elections, interpreted as a referendum on Trump's governance, ended with a victory of the Democratic opposition, which removed Republicans from control of the two chambers of the American Congress.