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President Donald Trump offered UFC president and CEO Dana White the job of press secretary on Saturday, turning to a longtime friend and combat sports executive for one of the most visible positions in the White House.

Trump announced the offer on Truth Social. “I am pleased to announce that the Great Dana White, a violent Fighter and Warrior, has been offered the job of Press Secretary of the United States.”

The president framed White as someone capable of confronting his political opponents from the White House briefing room. “We need these people to defend us against the Lunatic Left,” Trump wrote.

Trump followed that declaration with another emphatic appeal. “Dana will be a Press Secretary like none other. Dana, please take the job!”

CNN, citing a source, reported that White had declined the president’s offer. Neither the White House nor the UFC immediately responded to a request for comment, leaving the public messaging around the proposed appointment unsettled.

Earlier Saturday, White posted a photograph on Instagram stories showing himself standing behind the press secretary’s lectern in the White House. His caption read, “On to the next chapter.”

It remained unclear from the post whether White had accepted the position or was simply treating Trump’s request as a joke. The photograph nonetheless added another twist to an offer that quickly drew attention.

Trump described the role as “Press Secretary of the United States.” The president’s spokesperson, however, carries the title of White House press secretary.

The offer to White was not Trump’s only recent public consideration for the job. During an interview with podcaster Benny Johnson, Trump also speculated about naming rapper and Trump loyalist Nicki Minaj as press secretary.

Trump said his proposal extended to White’s assistants, “even though some are not from our Country.” The people Trump described as assistants included current and former UFC mixed martial arts fighters from countries such as Brazil and Russia.

The offer followed another brief and turbulent chapter behind the White House lectern. White House press secretary Katie Zacharia left the position in October, only five days after beginning her stint as Karoline Leavitt’s replacement.

Zacharia conducted one press briefing during her short tenure. During six minutes of answering questions, she called on reporters from only three conservative outlets.

Trump told reporters that he had suggested Zacharia leave the position after that first and only briefing. “I just spoke to her about it. I said, ‘Katie, is this for you?’” Trump said outside the White House on Oct. 16.

Friday brought a separate major personnel announcement from the administration. Trump’s deputy chief of staff, Stephen Miller, was set to be promoted to chief of staff, replacing Susie Wiles.

That leadership change came three days after Democrats secured a landslide victory in the midterm elections. The election results gave Democrats majority control of both the House and Senate.

Trump and White have maintained a longstanding friendship. During Trump’s first presidential campaign in 2016, White praised the Republican nominee and called him a “fighter.”

White also credited Trump with recognizing the UFC’s potential when others dismissed it. “Nobody took us seriously. Nobody. Except Donald Trump. Donald was the first guy to recognize the potential we saw in the UFC and encouraged us to build our business,” White said.

The relationship remained visible during Trump’s 80th birthday celebration in June. Trump hosted a UFC match called UFC Freedom 250 on the South Lawn of the White House.

White’s history with Trump and his appearance at the lectern gave the offer a personal dimension, even as CNN reported that he had turned it down. Trump’s public plea, however, left no uncertainty about the president’s enthusiasm for putting the UFC chief behind the microphone.

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