Donald Trump claims that he was "kidding" about offering the White House press secretary job to Dana White.

The US President had issued a public plea to the UFC chief to take the role over the weekend but clarified on Sunday (08.11.26) that he was only having a "little fun".

Trump told reporters: "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."

Trump had issued a social media post on Saturday (07.11.26) imploring White - a long-time supporter of his - to take the job that has been vacant since Katie Zacharia quit less than five days into the post last month after a heavily-criticised debut appearance.

The 80-year-old politician wrote on Truth Social: "Dana will be a Press Secretary like none other.

"Dana, please take the job!"

Trump described the UFC boss as a "violent Fighter and Warrior" and requested that he bring several high-profile fighters with him, "even though some are not from our Country".

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

White later revealed that he would be having a meeting with Trump on Monday (09.11.26).

He said: "I'm going to meet with him, we have a meeting on Monday."

White, 57, has embraced the social media speculation, posting an Instagram photo of himself behind the lectern in the White House press room.

He captioned the image: "On to the next chapter."

White was a key figure in Trump's re-election campaign in 2024 but later declared that he wants "nothing to do with" politics.

He told the New Yorker: "I'm never f****** doing this again.

"I want nothing to do with this s***. It's gross. It's disgusting. I want nothing to do with politics."

Despite his vow not to get involved in politics again, White insisted that he was still very much a Trump supporter.

He said: "Donald Trump is tougher and more bada** than anybody.

"You can only pray that you're a quarter of the man that Donald Trump was when a guy tried to take seven shots at his head with a high powered rifle with a f****** scope on it."