As PWMania.com previously reported, U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Saturday that he had offered the vacant White House Press Secretary position to UFC President Dana White. Many assumed this was a joke until White seemed to take it seriously.
At the post-UFC Fight Night: Cortes Acosta vs. Walker press conference, he mentioned that he was flying to Washington, D.C., to meet with Trump about the job.
However, the President later clarified that it was not a serious offer. According to Deadline.com, after landing in D.C. from his weekend trip to Florida, Trump told reporters that he was “only kidding,” although he noted that White was a fan of the idea. Despite the joking tone of the offer, Trump confirmed that White would meet with him.
The White House Press Secretary position has been vacant since October 16, when Katie Zacharia left the position after just five days. Before her brief tenure, the role had been unfilled for about a month and a half, following Karoline Leavitt’s departure on August 27.
