US President offers UFC boss Dana White job as press spokesman

US President Donald Trump has mentioned Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) boss Dana White as the next White House spokesman. He offered the job to White, Trump wrote in a post on his online platform Truth Social. “Dana, please accept the job,” the president wrote.

It initially remained unclear whether it was a serious job offer to White or part of the president's campaign against the Democratic Party, which had achieved a landslide victory against Trump's Republicans in the general election. He also asked White to bring fighters from the UFC martial arts league he runs as “assistants,” Trump continued. You need these people to protect you from the “crazy leftists.”

White is a fan of drastic and vulgar language

The speaker's position in the White House has been vacant for weeks. Katie Zacharia, who was appointed in October, left the post after just a few days. She only gave a short press conference in which she appeared uncertain.

White is known as a fan of dramatic language. He also often uses vulgar swear words in interviews, podcasts and press conferences. White has excellent relations with the US President, has appeared at numerous campaign events in the past and regularly invites the staunch UFC fan Trump to major martial arts events.

The UFC is the largest mixed martial arts fight organizer in the world. The basic idea: Experts in jujutsu, karate or kung fu compete with trained wrestlers, judoka or Thai boxers. They punch, kick, throw and choke each other until one of them can't take it anymore. Fists are used as well as elbows, knees and anything else that can hurt the opponent.

Read the SPIEGEL portrait of Dana White here and how he wants to fundamentally reform professional boxing with the help of Trump.