WASHINGTON DC: Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) CEO Dana White appeared at the White House press briefing podium on Monday, firmly shutting down speculation regarding a foray into government after President Donald Trump jokingly offered him the vacant White House Press Secretary post, CBS News reported.
Addressing reporters directly from behind the lectern, the combat sports executive cleared the air regarding his political future, making it clear that he had no intention of stepping into the role of administration spokesperson.
“I have zero political aspirations,” CBS News quoted White as telling reporters in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room.
The lighthearted clarification followed US President Donald Trump’s earlier clarification that he was “only kidding” after floating UFC CEO Dana White as a potential candidate to fill the vacant White House press secretary role, an announcement that inadvertently sparked a wave of social media confusion involving a former Pentagon official.
The press secretary position has remained vacant since the dismissal of Katie Zacharia in October, who was let go following a tumultuous debut press briefing. Zacharia had stepped into the role following the August departure of Karoline Leavitt, who served as the chief spokesperson for nineteen months before resigning to focus on her family.
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