President Donald Trump said on Saturday that he offered the White House press secretary job to Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) chief Dana White.
White, president and CEO of the UFC, is “a violent Fighter and Warrior,” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post. “I have requested that he bring with him assistants, even though some are not from our Country.”
Trump asked for six current or former UFC titleholders to join White, including two athletes from Russia’s Dagestan region, Islam Makhachev and Khabib Nurmagomedov; Americans Justin Gaethje, Daniel Cormier, and “Kayla Harris,” likely a reference to Kayla Harrison; and Amanda Nunes, a Brazilian native who became an American citizen last year.
In June, the White House hosted UFC Freedom 250 mixed martial arts matches on the South Lawn.
“We need these people to defend us against the Lunatic Left,” Trump said.
Since Katie Zacharia left in mid-October after five days in the role of press secretary, the job has been vacant.
“Dana will be a Press Secretary like none other. Dana, please take the job!” Trump wrote.
The president announced the offer shortly after posting a statement criticizing Democrats.
“The Democrats are going around threatening a lot of people, including the Attorney General of the United States, and others, with Impeachment and many other forms of punishment, even though they admit they have no reason to do so,” Trump wrote on Truth Social an hour before offering White to be press secretary.
The president also accused Democrats of threatening Republican donors with imprisonment.
“Threatening letters have been sent to many people, all innocent, from Democrat Political Leaders,” he wrote.
Trump said he ordered the Department of Justice to investigate and wrote: “This is Weaponization and Lawfare at another level.”
Reuters contributed to this report.
This is a developing story that will be updated.
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