Dana White EXPLAINS President Trump's Press Secretary Offer | TMZ Sports

Welcome to TMZ Sports. Press Secretary Dana White. Well... Maybe. You've all heard the story. It was one of the biggest stories all weekend as the president has announced that he was actually considering the UFC boss for one of the most important roles in all of government. And what do you know? We actually just spoke with Dana White. I'm Babcock here with Dylan, Luca and Alex. Guys, again, this is I think came as a shock to many people, whether you like the president, whether you dislike the president. To hear that he was actually considering Dana White for a role such as the press secretary was absolutely shocking. Well, Dana White, as we reported over the weekend, was headed from the U.K. straight to the nation's capital when he was going to and where he was going to meet with POTUS. Just moments ago, our own Jacob from TMZ DC. Talk to Dana White outside the St. Regis Hotel as Dana was about to get into an SUV and head over to the White House for a meeting with Donald Trump. Does he want the job? Does he have any interest? Here's the UFC boss. Why are you going to the White House? Well, when we did the fight at the White House, Topps was doing a one-of-one card. Me and the president wore patches that night for Freedom 250, and the cards are done, so he's going to sign the card tonight. All right. So that's one of the reasons I'm here. So it's like a trading card thing, not a press sec thing necessarily. He put that out. The press secretary thing was him. He put that out. And, you know, everybody's been blowing me up, asking me questions. I'm not going to be disrespectful and say anything. It's his thing. So we'll let him handle that. He said it was a joke, but were you in on the joke? Yeah, he called me. So nothing talking about a cabinet position or anything like that? He says he's making some cuts. I don't know what we're going to talk about. We're going to sign this card, and I don't know what we're going to talk about. He's telling me there's a chance. I'm not saying there's anything. What do you think? This was his thing. He did this. I'm not going to speak about it and be disrespectful in any way, shape, or form. Obviously, I have a lot of jobs. You know what I mean? I have no political aspirations. The exact opposite. Really? Yes. Even if Donald Trump... I have no political aspirations. Thank you very much. Hegseth might get impeached. I have less than zero, less than zero political aspirations. Good to see you. So there it is. I think that was as emphatic as you could ever be while trying to clearly not disrespect the president, Dana White's friend in any way. No press secretary role for Dana. I will say, though, he handled the press very well there. He did, right? Jacob was trying to get something out of him. And as a UFC fan, I have watched, it feels like, Dozens and dozens of hours of Dana White at like talking to media because like that's a part of it, too He's talking about fights, you know press are asking him kind of wild questions about the night. He handles it well I mean sometimes he is aggressive, but he gets to the point But yeah, I liked how he handled that with Jacob there. He just kept answering it the same way I don't know Dana could do this. I completely agree I think this would be actually kind of awesome because I mean like you said I mean this guy deals with He's arguably some of the most dangerous people on Earth on a regular basis, right? I mean, he's built the UFC into something that's a completely legitimate outside, you know, sporting event. You know, he's legitimized MMA in a way that I don't think, however many years back when they first started, nobody would have thought it would have gotten that far and this big. I think he'd be spectacular for the job, and I kind of think he's lying through his teeth on that. I think, you know, he's smiling the whole time, nodding off, just kind of like, you know, giving the political answer to what Jacob was asking there. Are you going to tell me that if Donald Trump offered him the job of that right now, that he would say no? I just don't think he would. Yeah, it's interesting he brought out that whole trading card signing. I'd never even heard that before this interview. But it's interesting because the president did remark that he was worried Dana would answer a few questions and then beat the life out of the press room and the press pool. I don't know. Based off that example... You guys are right. It shows like he's got a lot more... But I feel like Dana just also does so many fun things, even the trading card thing. Like, why would you want to get into politics, dude? Like, you're on the greatest fight promotion ever. You're doing boxing now. You're gambling millions of dollars at Park MGM. Right, right. Why have instantly half of the country hate you just because you work for the Trump administration? Yeah, I don't think it's worth it. Barring something changing, I think Dana... You know, made it very clear there that this is not going to happen, although it would be a lot of fun to watch some of those briefings. Yeah, I think he would last longer than Katie Zachariah probably would have. Here's the reason why he might, he might do it, because, you know, I was talking with my friends about this and. It would be like the dad lore. You know, when he has a kid, he's like, yeah, you know, I developed the UFC. I made it the greatest fight promotion in the entire world. Yeah, then my buddy Donald Trump asked me to be the press secretary. I took that job up. That's a great story to tell. Right. There was a time where the UFC was this close to being out of business. Now Dana White's got that thing worth billions and billions of dollars, speaks at the RNC, he's being offered the press secretary role. Life comes at you quick, but at least for now, not happening. Trump's got two years left on his term, though, so you never know.