Trump on Dana White press secretary offer: 'I was only kidding. But Dana loves the idea'
The president told reporters in West Palm Beach on Sunday that the offer was a joke, a day before the UFC CEO is due to meet him in Washington.
President Donald Trump says he was joking when he offered Dana White the job of White House press secretary, but insists the UFC CEO "loves the idea".
Speaking to reporters in West Palm Beach, Florida, on Sunday, Trump said: "I will tell you, I was only kidding. But Dana loves the idea. And there's only one Dana. He's great." He added: "You wouldn't mess around with him."
Trump pointed to the fighters he had named as White's assistants in the post. "I posted the greatest wrestlers and UFC fighters in the world, right? Like Khabib, like ... Justin Gaethje, who's phenomenal," he said. "And you see a lot of rough faces there. And you would have thought that people would have said, he's having a good time."
Trump announced the offer on Truth Social, calling White "a violent Fighter and Warrior". He also published an animated cartoon of White in the White House briefing room, flanked by a row of fighters, one of whom body-slams a reporter, according to Al Jazeera.
CNN reported that White had already turned the job down. White has said he has a lot of jobs already and is due to meet Trump in Washington on Monday.
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