President Donald Trump said he was “only kidding” when he offered UFC boss Dana White the job of White House press secretary, per The New York Times. But the bizarre cartoon he recently shared on social media imagining what that arrangement might look like has turned the joke into a spectacle of its own.
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The roughly one-minute animated clip, posted to Trump’s Truth Social account on Sunday, Nov. 8, depicts a cartoon version of White behind the White House briefing-room podium, flanked by UFC fighters. As reporters begin asking questions, White sends the fighters after them, with journalists getting punched, tackled and chased out of the room.
The scene ends with the briefing room in flames and a cartoon Trump asking how the event went.
“Fiery…but mostly peaceful,” White replies.
The bizarre video arrived just a day after Trump announced that he had offered White the press secretary position, describing the longtime UFC executive as a “violent Fighter and Warrior.” The president has since walked back the offer, but the cartoon offered a much more memorable glimpse of the president’s idea of a White House press briefing.
Trump’s Dana White Cartoon Shows a Very Different Kind of Press Briefing
In the video, the fictional White announces, “Trump made me press secretary. I brought help.” The fighters then become his answer to reporters who ask questions he apparently doesn’t like, including whether Trump is a threat to democracy.
One particularly provocative moment features a cartoon version of UFC fighter Josh Hokit repeating the false claim about former First Lady Michelle Obama that his real-life counterpart made after a June UFC event at the White House. UFC CEO White previously condemned Hokit’s remark as “nasty and false,” according to Us Weekly.
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The cartoon also ends with a reference to the phrase “fiery, but mostly peaceful,” a line that gives the burning briefing room an especially pointed punchline.
Trump shared the video as the press secretary job remained vacant after Katie Zacharia left after just five days in the role. She had replaced Karoline Leavitt, who announced her departure in August.
Trump Says the Dana White Job Offer Was a Joke
Trump clarified the situation Sunday, telling reporters he was “only kidding” when he announced the offer. He said including UFC fighters as White’s proposed assistants should have made the joke obvious.
“Of course, I was kidding,” Trump said, adding that the idea was “just a little fun.” He also suggested that White liked the idea and called him “a very capable guy.”
White, meanwhile, had already been asked about the possibility at an event in London.
“I’ve got a lot of jobs already,” he said, while confirming that he planned to meet with Trump in Washington on Monday, Nov. 9.
Trump said the meeting would still take place, but for other reasons.
Dana White and Trump Have Been Friends for Years
The joke may have been unusual, but the relationship behind it is not new. White and Trump have known each other for decades, with Trump’s Atlantic City casino hosting early UFC events when the organization was still establishing itself.
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White later became one of Trump’s most visible celebrity supporters, backing his 2024 presidential campaign and appearing alongside him at political events. Their relationship reached another highly public stage in June 2026, when the UFC held an event on the White House South Lawn as part of the country’s 250th-anniversary celebrations.
White’s support has made him a familiar presence in Trump’s political orbit, even though running a major mixed martial arts organization is a very different job from managing the White House press room.
The White House Press Secretary Job Has Had a Rocky Year
The Dana White episode also comes after an unusually short-lived run for the administration’s latest press secretary. Zacharia’s departure after five days followed Leavitt’s August announcement that she was leaving the position.
For now, Trump says White is not taking the job. But the president’s cartoon has made one thing clear: his imagined version of a White House press briefing looks considerably different from the usual exchange between reporters and administration officials.
And with White still scheduled to meet with Trump, the longtime friends have another opportunity to discuss whatever comes next. Even if it isn’t a new title at the briefing-room podium.
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