00:00U.S. President Donald Trump has offered Ultimate Fighting Championship UFC boss Dana White the position of White House Press
00:08Secretary.
00:09Writing on his social media platform on Saturday, Trump said,
00:12Quote, I am pleased to announce that the great Dana White, a violent fighter and warrior, has been offered the
00:18job of press secretary.
00:19White acknowledged the offer on Saturday evening, saying he would be meeting with President Trump on Monday.
00:25I have a meeting on Monday. I'm flying to D.C. right now.
00:28And I'm sure we'll have something to talk about after that.
00:32Earlier, the UFC boss had shared an image on his Instagram story showing him standing behind the White House press
00:38conference lectern with a caption reading, quote, on to the next chapter.
00:43The search for a new press secretary comes after Katie Zakaria quit less than five days in the job following
00:50an awkward first press briefing.
00:53A predecessor, Caroline Levitt, a favorite of Trump, had announced in August that she was stepping down to focus on
01:01her family.
01:02Hi, guys.
