Trump clarifies proposal for Dana White as press secretary was a joke

President Donald Trump told reporters on Sunday that he was only kidding when he announced he had offered the role of White House press secretary to Ultimate Fighting Championship chief executive Dana White. Speaking as he prepared to leave Florida after a weekend at his Mar-a-Lago resort, Trump claimed he was just having some fun. The New York Post, the Irish Examiner, Al Jazeera, NBC News, The Washington Post, and The Guardian all reported on Trump clarifying his comments. [2][3][4][5][6][7]

Trump had previously posted on Truth Social proposing White for the role, as FTMQ News reported earlier. White, who serves as the president and chief executive officer of the mixed martial arts organization UFC, has been a close friend and supporter of Trump but has never held a government position, Al Jazeera reported. [4][9][11]

Addressing the suggestion on Monday on Fox and Friends First, Washington Examiner columnist Joe Concha said that President Trump's joke was unlikely to come to fruition, adding that he did not know anyone taking the president seriously. Concha noted that Trump is still set to meet with White on Monday. FTMQ News previously reported that White planned to fly to Washington, D.C., for the meeting. [1][11]