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("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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UFC boss Dana White says he's meeting with Trump after press secretary job offer
U.S. president has attended several UFC events with close friend White
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president → say → White
U.S. President Donald Trump said Saturday that he has offered the job of White House press secretary to his friend and UFC boss Dana White, an announcement unconventional even for the norm-busting president.
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he → say → president
White said Saturday that he plans to meet with Trump on Monday at the White House.
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he → say → House
Trump, while he was at his golf club in Florida, posted on social media that he made the offer to "the Great Dana White, a violent Fighter and Warrior" to become the Republican president's chief spokesperson.
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he → post → White
White, who was in London on Saturday for a boxing event, was asked at a news conference about Trump's post and responded by saying that he planned to fly to Washington right after and meet with Trump on Monday.
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he → ask → Monday
When asked how he would balance the job with the current positions he has in the fighting world, White seemed confused by the question and then said, "Yeah, I got a lot of jobs already."
He declined to say what conversations he'd had with Trump but said, "I'm sure I'll have more to talk about after that."
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I → ask → that
White and Trump are seen at the White House on June 14.
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White → see → June
Before the news conference, the UFC head shared an image of Trump's post on Instagram, along with an image of himself standing behind the podium in the White House press briefing room with the words "On to the next chapter."
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himself → share → chapter
The White House and a spokesperson for the UFC did not respond Saturday to messages inquiring about the Truth Social post.
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House → respond → post
Trump said in his post that he requested that White bring along several UFC fighters as "assistants," adding, "We need these people to defend us against the Lunatic Left.
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people → say → Left
While White didn't make it clear if he was seriously considering the position of becoming the primary spokesperson for the president of the United States, he did elsewhere in his news conference describe his ambitions to expand the Zuffa Boxing organization he also runs with Saudi Arabian backers and hold more of its events around the world.
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he → make → world
Trump's post came as his White House is in a period of major transition and struggling with his party's deep losses in Tuesday's midterm elections.
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House → come → elections
The historic wins by Democratic candidates, including in areas that Republicans had held for decades, led to the GOP losing control of both chambers of Congress.
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GOP → include → Congress
Trump on Friday announced he was replacing his longtime adviser Susie Wiles, who was seen as something of a tempering force on the president's impulses, with aide Stephen Miller to serve as the next chief of staff.
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who → announce → staff
Miller is known as the architect of the administration's hard-line immigration policies and is among the most determined of Trump's inner circle.
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Miller → know → circle
The shake-up at the heart of his administration follows the brief but tumultuous week when Trump tried out a new press secretary in Katie Zacharia, who seemed uncomfortable in her sole appearance with reporters before leaving the job after five days.
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who → follow → days
The post had been vacant since Karoline Leavitt left at the end of August.
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Leavitt → leave → August
Trump remains without a chief spokesperson.
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Trump → remain → spokesperson
Close friends
Trump is close friends with White and has attended several UFC events with him since returning to the White House in January 2025.
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Trump → attend → January
He brought White and the sport to the White House's South Lawn in June for the celebration of America's 250th year of its independence and the president's own 80th birthday.
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He → bring → independence
A wire-mesh Octagon was constructed near the executive mansion under "the Claw," a spaceship-like metal arch fitted with lights, sound equipment and large screens.
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Octagon → construct → lights
"It was an amazing experience, this was a one-of-one," said White afterward.
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White → say → one
White also spoke at the Republican National Conventions in 2016, 2020 and 2024.
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White → speak → 2016
The Aporia
