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'Please take the job!'
BBC • • nation
Key Points:
- Former UFC president Dana White received a public job offer from former President Donald Trump on Truth Social to become White House press secretary, a position vacant since mid-October.
- Trump praised White as a "violent Fighter and Warrior" and suggested he bring high-profile UFC fighters to help "defend us against the Lunatic Left," though some fighters are not American.
- White shared an Instagram photo of himself at the White House press briefing room lectern, hinting at a possible new chapter, but it remains unclear if this is serious or tongue-in-cheek.
- White has a controversial history with the media, including a 2020 video criticizing reporters during the pandemic and a 2009 expletive-filled tirade involving an anti-gay slur in response to journalistic coverage.
- The BBC has reached out to the White House, UFC, and its parent company TKO Group Holdings for comment on the situation, but no official statements have been made.
