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Dana White declined Trump's press secretary offer, a source says

Trump publicly offered the UFC CEO the job on Truth Social. One aide said he was joking.

Leaked on 07 November 2026

Dana White in 2015. Photo: Andrius Petrucenia / Wikimedia Commons, cropped (CC BY-SA 2.0)

President Donald Trump said on November 7 that he offered the White House press secretary job to UFC CEO Dana White, but a source familiar with the matter says White declined, CNN reported, as @unusual_whales relayed.

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BREAKING: UFC CEO Dana White declines Trump’s offer to become press secretary, per CNN

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— unusual_whales (@unusual_whales) November 7, 2026

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"Dana, please take the job!" Trump posted on Truth Social, according to CNN, which was syndicated by KVIA and WTOP. CNN also reported that one aide said Trump was joking.

Trump made the offer publicly on Truth Social. White has not confirmed the refusal himself, and CNN cited one source familiar with the matter.

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