The American president is reshaping his team after his camp's defeat in the mid-term elections.
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After his camp's defeat in the mid-term elections, Donald Trump is reshaping his team at the White House. The position of spokesperson has been vacant since the ouster of Katie Zacharia on October 16, fired after five days in office.
Following his camp's rout in the mid-term elections, Donald Trump is reshaping his team. The President of the United States announced on Saturday that he had offered the position of White House spokesperson to Dana White, one of his close friends who heads the UFC, the world's leading MMA organization.
Two Russians and a Brazilian soon in the White House?
After the appointment on Friday of his advisor Stephen Miller, a representative of the hard right, as White House chief of staff, the Republican president confirms his displayed pugnacity in the face of the future Democratic parliamentary majority.
“Dana, please accept this job,” Donald Trump wrote on his Truth Social network, urging him to surround himself with deputies from the world of MMA, including two Russians and a Brazilian, “even if some are not from our country.” “We need these people to defend us against the crazy left,” he added, referring to the Democratic opposition which won control of both houses of Congress.
Dana White's response pending
The tenant of the White House, on the other hand, indicated on his Truth Social network that Dana White, described as a “violent fighter and warrior”, had not yet accepted this proposal. The person concerned, after a fight he attended in London, declared that he was going “immediately” to Washington to meet the president on Monday. “I’ll have more to say after that,” he added.
The strategic position of spokesperson has been vacant since the ouster on October 16 of Katie Zacharia, fired after five days. This conservative commentator left a difficult impression during the only briefing she hosted and was accused of lying about her legal qualifications.
A conservative and masculinist figure
Dana White, 57, appeared on stage on November 6, 2024 during Donald Trump's speech for his victory in the presidential election as well as during his inauguration at the Republican convention in July 2024. This conservative and masculinist figure, who describes Donald Trump as his "buddy", has since joined the board of directors of Meta (Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp), symbol of the conservative turn taken by Mark Zuckerberg, fan of MMA.
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In an interview with CBS which will be broadcast on Sunday, Donald Trump foreshadowed other movements to come at the White House. “I like my office […] But I may make some changes,” he said in an extract from this interview broadcast on Friday.
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Dana White will meet with Donald Trump in Washington on Monday to discuss the spokesperson position.
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