3 hours ago · Washington, United States
'Please take the job': Trump asks UFC chief Dana White to be White House press secretary

What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a politics story. BBC News US and Canada, New York Times Homepage, Dawn, The Straits Times World, Deutsche Welle All News, Times of India World, Washington Post Politics, ABC Australia, Channel NewsAsia Latest, and The Hill are the outlets attached to this story. The reports are tied to Washington, United States. The first report grouped here was at 7 Nov 2026, 18:55 UTC. 12 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “'Please take the job': Trump asks UFC chief Dana White to be White House press secretary”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
US President Donald Trump said on Saturday he had asked mixed martial arts promoter Dana White to serve as White House press secretary and called on him to bring some fighters along as assistants “even though some are not from our country.”
Story timeline
Reports grouped into this story, earliest first. Exact repeats from the same outlet are collapsed.
- First reported by The Hill
Trump says he offered White House press secretary job to Dana White
- Picked up by Channel NewsAsia Latest
Trump says he wants UFC chief Dana White for White House press secretary
- Picked up by ABC Australia
- Picked up by ABC Australia
Breaking: Trump offers press secretary role to UFC chief Dana White
- Picked up by Washington Post Politics
Trump says he offered White House press secretary role to UFC’s Dana White
- Picked up by Times of India World
- Picked up by BBC News US and Canada
'Dana, please take the job!' - Trump asks UFC boss to be White House press secretary
- severity changed
The assessed event severity changed.
- Picked up by Deutsche Welle All News
- Picked up by The Straits Times World
Trump says he wants UFC chief Dana White for White House press secretary
- Picked up by New York Times Homepage
Same story, different outlets
10 headlinesEach line is that outlet's headline. The article stays on the publisher's site.
- BBC News US and Canada'Dana, please take the job!' - Trump asks UFC boss to be White House press secretary
- The New York TimesTrump Asks Dana White of U.F.C. to Be His Press Secretary
- Dawn'Please take the job': Trump asks UFC chief Dana White to be White House press secretary
- The Straits TimesTrump says he wants UFC chief Dana White for White House press secretary
- Deutsche Welle All NewsTrump offers White House press secretary role to Dana White
- Times of IndiaWho is UFC boss Dana White who gets surprising offer from Donald Trump to be White House press secretary?
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- Washington PostTrump says he offered White House press secretary role to UFC’s Dana White
- ABCTrump offers press secretary role to UFC chief Dana White
- Channel NewsAsia LatestTrump says he wants UFC chief Dana White for White House press secretary
- The HillTrump says he offered White House press secretary job to Dana White