Trump asks Dana White to be press secretary
The gist
Trump posted that he offered the press secretary job to UFC president and CEO Dana White, asking him to "please take the job."
The post has been vacant since August, leaving the White House without a chief spokesperson.
How it unfolded
- Oct 13, 2026White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia holds her first briefing in the Brady Press Briefing Room.
- Oct 16, 2026Trump tells reporters he told Zacharia to "reconsider" her role, saying "Honestly, if I were you, I'd reconsider."
- Nov 6, 2026Trump announces he is replacing longtime adviser Susie Wiles with aide Stephen Miller as next chief of staff.
Key terms
- GOP
- The Republican Party, one of the two major political parties in the United States.
- midterm elections
- US general elections held near the midpoint of a president's four-year term, when all House seats and about a third of Senate seats are contested.
- chief of staff
- The head of the Executive Office of the President of the United States, a senior aide leading White House staff operations.
Source: Wikipedia