Trump says he asked Dana White to be press secretary

Trump announces request

Trump said in a social media post that he had asked UFC’s Dana White to become his White House press secretary. The statement described a request to White, not a completed staffing change.

The announcement concerns a senior White House communications position rather than an election contest. It was not tied to a candidate, campaign or specific race. Trump made the statement himself through social media, placing the request directly before the public rather than announcing it through a separate campaign event.

The central question now is whether the request leads to a change in White House personnel. That would require a further public step, such as a response from White or an announcement identifying him as the person taking the position.

Timing amid White House transition

Trump’s post came during a period of major transition in his White House. It also followed Tuesday’s midterm elections, in which his party suffered deep losses.

That timing makes the request part of a broader period of change around the administration after the election results. The social media post established that Trump had approached White, but the wording focused on the offer itself rather than the completion of a personnel move.

Any next step would clarify whether White plans to accept the request and whether the White House will formally identify him as press secretary. Until then, Trump’s public statement records that he made the request during the post-midterm transition.