Trump holds White House briefing with UFC’s Dana White, warns reporters he’ll ‘beat the hell out of you’ in wild presser

Donald Trump held a surprise White House press briefing with UFC chief executive Dana White, jokingly warning reporters that White would “beat the hell out of you”. The appearance followed Trump’s weekend suggestion that White could become his press secretary, drawing attention to the unusual prospect of a sports executive taking on the role.

White said he had no political ambitions and was not planning to serve as Trump’s spokesman. He joked that he had always wanted to address the briefing room, then answered a question about a hypothetical fight between Trump and former president Joe Biden, saying it would go badly for Biden. Trump said his suggestion about White becoming press secretary was a joke prompted by what he called a bad press day.