Trump issues update on job offer to UFC's Dana White as White House press secretary

US President Donald Trump has revealed the latest update on the 'fun' of asking Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) boss Dana White to be White House press secretary.

On Saturday (7 November), Trump took to Truth Social to 'announce that the Great Dana White, a violent Fighter and Warrior, has been offered the job of Press Secretary of the United States,' even going on to suggest several fighters from the mixed martial arts competition to assist him.

At an event in London, White said he was open to meeting with the president of the US, stating he was actually 'flying to DC right now,' not confirming whether or not he'd actually accept the position.

However, yesterday (Sunday, 8 November), Trump admitted he was actually just 'kidding' when it comes to White being in the running for the role of White House press secretary.

The POTUS said: "So I was kidding, but I think Dana likes the idea, and he is a very capable guy. Of course, I was kidding. And you could see that because I put all of the great fighters as his assistants, that they’re all going to come with him … It was just a little fun."

Dana White for press secretary? (Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC)

Indeed, Trump named six UFC fighters he wanted to see at the White House alongside White in his original post to Truth Social.

He wrote: "I have requested that he bring with him assistants, even though some are not from our Country, of Islam Makhachev, Khabib Nurmagomedov, Justin Gaethje, Daniel Cormier, Amanda Nunes, and Kayla Harris.

"We need these people to defend us against the Lunatic Left."

While he's not set to take up the position of press secretary anytime soon, White is expected to visit Trump later today, albeit for 'other reasons' which are yet to be publicly disclosed.

For now, the role of the White House press secretary remains empty, following Katie Zacharia's departure from the role after just five days.

Alas, it was just a little bit of fun (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

The shortest serving White House press secretary in US history, Zacharia left the post after facing intense media scrutiny, her legal credentials coming under the microscope when it was revealed she didn't pass the bar exam.

Despite Trump telling her she didn't 'have to do this if [she didn't] want to,' and reflecting on her having been 'treated badly,' Zacharia ultimately chose to leave.

Taking to her X account, she didn't comment on why she left the role, instead paying tribute to working with Trump, however brief a period.

Zacharia wrote: "President Trump is a kind, wonderful, gracious, thoughtful, enthusiastic, and hardworking man. I wish more Americans appreciated him.

"No one will ever make America great the way he has and continues to. It was an honor to work for him."