President Donald Trump wrote on Truth Social on Saturday that Dana White, president and chief executive of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, has been offered the job of press secretary, asked him to bring named UFC fighters with him as assistants, and added, “Dana, please take the job!” White responded with an Instagram story showing himself at the White House briefing room lectern, captioned “On to the next chapter,” and it is unclear whether he has accepted the position or was acknowledging the request in jest.
The offer is the second senior White House staff move in two days, after Friday’s announcement that Stephen Miller will become chief of staff. The White House has been without a permanent press secretary since Karoline Leavitt left earlier this year; Katie Zacharia, briefly tapped for the job, was dismissed in October after less than a week and one short briefing, following reports that she had marketed herself as an attorney without passing the bar exam.