# Trump’s offer to UFC boss Dana White prompts identity confusion

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/so-did-trump-mean-to-offer-cage-fighting-boss-a-job-or-was-it-another-dana-white/
- Published: 2026-11-09T12:35:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-09T18:49:58+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16276791/So-did-Trump-mean-offer-cage-fighting-boss-job-Dana-White.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Government, Politics, World

## Key points

- Trump said the offer to UFC chief Dana White was a joke.
- Confusion centred on a former Pentagon spokesperson with the same name.
- Dana W White denied being offered the post.

## Summary

Donald Trump said he was “only kidding” about offering UFC chief Dana White the role of White House press secretary, resolving confusion over whether the promoter had been seriously considered. The episode drew attention after reports suggested Trump may have meant former Pentagon spokesperson Dana W White, who has relevant government and campaign experience.

Trump announced the offer on social media after Republican losses in the midterm elections, describing Dana White as a “violent fighter and warrior” and asking him to take the job. He also joked that White should bring fighters, including Khabib Nurmagomedov, to deal with the “lunatic Left”; White said he was meeting Trump in Washington, while Dana W White denied receiving an offer and joked she had “never stood in an octagon”.

## Coverage

- [Daily Mail: Trump’s offer to UFC boss Dana White prompts identity confusion](https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16276791/So-did-Trump-mean-offer-cage-fighting-boss-job-Dana-White.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490)
- [BBC Sport: Trump says he was 'kidding' about Dana White press secretary offer](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ck0j0j87959eo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss)
- [The Guardian: Trump’s pathetic Dana White gambit could not mask his midterm humiliation | Howard Bryant](https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/nov/09/donald-trump-dana-white-ufc-midterms-sports-politics)

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