White is the president and chief executive of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

Trump has previously joked about combat sports and the press corps.  Read more at straitstimes.com.

The White House has been without a press secretary since Oct 16, when Katie Zacharia left the position after less than a week on the job.

President Donald Trump is doubling down on his eyebrow-raising desire to have Dana White to serve as the next White House press secretary, sharing an AI cartoon depicting the UFC CEO attacking the press while reiterating a sexist and transphobic conspiracy theory about former first lady Michelle Obama.

US President Donald Trump has offered the White House press secretary job to Dana White, the chief executive of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. White has neither formally accepted nor turned down the invitation.