UFC President Dana White made one thing abundantly clear Monday—he has no plans to enter the political arena. The combat sports mogul joined former President Donald Trump at an impromptu White House press briefing, where Trump had floated White’s name as a potential press secretary in a lighthearted remark that quickly spiraled into a media frenzy.
‘I Have Zero Political Aspirations’
White, clearly amused by the spectacle, fielded questions from reporters with the same no-nonsense demeanor he brings to UFC press conferences. “I was at a fight when he called me and told me he had done this,” White said, referring to Trump’s joking announcement. “The last 24 hours of my life has been insane.”
When CNN’s Kaitlan Collins pressed him on whether he’d officially declined the offer, White clarified, “I didn’t say ‘no.’ I didn’t want to be disrespectful and say anything until he said something first.” Trump then recounted how the joke had snowballed, leading to Monday’s unscripted Q&A session.
‘Would It Be a Knockout?’ and Other Absurd Questions
The briefing took a surreal turn as reporters seized the opportunity to ask White about everything from a hypothetical Trump-Biden cage match (“It would be very bad,” White said of Trump’s chances) to a possible posthumous pardon for baseball legend Pete Rose. At one point, White seemed genuinely perplexed that journalists had actual policy questions for him.
Trump couldn’t resist one final sales pitch, asking straight-faced: “Would you like to be PRESS SECRETARY of the United States of America? Or do you just want to stay with this ridiculous UFC?” White’s answer left no room for doubt—”I do not want to be in politics. No.”
“I am devastated to hear this,” Trump deadpanned before dramatically exiting the room, capping off what may rank among the most bizarre press conferences of his political career.
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