The key facts

  • Dana White posted a photo styled as the White House press secretary, but did not officially confirm his acceptance
  • Trump offered White to bring assistants, including Islam Makhachev and Khabib Nurmagomedov
  • The position is vacant: Karoline Zakharia left the post on October 9 after working for five days

White's reaction

UFC President Dana White responded to US President Donald Trump's offer to head the White House press office. On Instagram (Meta's owner has been designated extremist and banned in Russia), he posted a photo of himself styled as a spokesperson for the US administration with the caption 'Moving on to the next chapter.' White did not, however, give any official acceptance or refusal. This is reported by Gazeta.Ru.

What Trump offered

The day before, Trump said that he had offered White the position of White House press secretary and asked him to bring along assistants, including some who are not US citizens. Among them, the American leader named Russian fighter Islam Makhachev and former UFC champion Khabib Nurmagomedov, who, according to him, are needed to protect the US 'from crazy leftists.'

Why the position is vacant

The post of White House press secretary became vacant after, on October 9, it was left by Karoline Zakharia, who moved to a new job. She held the position for only five days, replacing Karoline Leavitt, who stepped down due to the birth of her second child. Thus, the offer to White became another personnel maneuver amid frequent turnover in this post. Earlier, Trump also answered a question about Hegseth's resignation after the congressional elections.