UFC champion Dana White reveals he ‘didn’t say no’ to Donald Trump’s press secretary job offer

UFC champion Dana White has broken his silence on US President Donald Trump’s job offer, claiming he didn’t turn it down.

Less than one week after being offered the press secretary role by US President Donald Trump, Mr White accompanied the President at a press conference on Monday afternoon.

When asked by CNN’s Kaitlan Collins whether Mr White had accepted the top job, he told them he never says no to the president.

“I didn’t say no,” Mr White said.

Responding to journalists at the briefing, the President admitted he was “sort of kidding” when he made the announcement on Friday but the media immediately “wrote the stories”.

However, at the end of the briefing, White did say he was not looking for, nor accepting the job or any other roles in politics.

It is still not clear whether Trump’s offer to Mr White was a joke to distract from the Republicans’ thrashing midterm election loss or a serious offer of employment.

Mr White has a decades-long friendship with Trump, with the President allowing the UFC champ to host an MMA cage fight on the South Lawn of the White House for flag day and his 80th birthday.

The position of press secretary has been vacant since mid-October after Katie Zacharia was forced out just five days into the role.

Ms Zacharia was set to replace long-time press secretary Karoline Leavitt.

Ms Leavitt stepped down in August, shortly after returning from maternity leave, citing the need to spend more time with her young children.

It comes amidst an eventful fortnight which saw a blue tsunami sweep the midterm elections and prompt a “historic outcome,” shifting the balance of power towards the Democrats.

Days later, White House chief of staff Susie Wiles was replaced by her deputy Stephen Miller, after Mr Trump said the White House needed to be “more aggressive”.