US President Donald Trump has shared that he asked UFC chief Dana White to serve at the white house to “defend against the lunatic left”.

On Saturday Trump said he had asked White, a mixed martial ​arts promoter, to serve ‌as White House press secretary and called on him to bring some fighters ​along as assistants “even though some ​are not from our country”.

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White, chief ⁠executive of the Ultimate Fighting ​Championship, is a “violent Fighter and Warrior,” Trump ​wrote in a Truth Social post.

Trump asked for six current or former UFC titleholders to join White.

These include ​two athletes from Russia’s Dagestan ​region, Islam Makhachev and Khabib Nurmagomedov; Americans Justin ‌Gaethje, ⁠Daniel Cormier and “Kayla Harris,” likely a reference to Kayla Harrison; and Amanda Nunes, a Brazilian native who became ​an ​American citizen ⁠last year.

“We need these people to defend us against the ​lunatic left,” Trump wrote.

White House press secretary Katie Zacharia lasted only five days in the role. Credit: Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta

White ​and ⁠UFC’s parent company, TKO Group Holdings, did not immediately return requests for comment.

Katie Zacharia had previously served as the 37th White House Press Secretary, lasting only five days in October 2026.

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The position had remained open since Zacharia was fired by trump after intense media scrutiny about her performance and credentials.