UFC chief declines Trump's White House job offer

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Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) chief Dana White turned down President Donald Trump's -- apparently jovial -- offer of a job as press secretary in a surprise appearance at…

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) chief Dana White turned down President Donald Trump's -- apparently jovial -- offer of a job as press secretary in a surprise appearance at the White House on Monday.

Trump stunned the world by saying on social media on Saturday that he had asked White to take on the high-profile post -- but a day later the 80-year-old president said he was "only kidding."

The 57-year-old cage fighting boss visited the White House on Monday, and Trump brought him out for a chaotic news conference in the James Brady Briefing Room.

"So let me ask you the big question. Would you like to be press secretary of the United States of America? Or do you just want to stay with this ridiculous UFC? Huh?" Trump said.

"Thank you for the offer, sir -- for the offer, I have no, no -- I do not want to be in politics," White replied.

Trump smiled and headed out of the room, saying: "I am devastated to hear this. Goodbye, everybody."

The press secretary's post has been been vacant since Katie Zacharia left on October 16 after less than a week in the post. Her combative predecessor Karoline Leavitt left in August after a year and a half in the job.

Trump's announcement that he had offered the high-profile job to "violent Fighter and Warrior" White had sparked speculation that he was ready for a aggressive stance after the Republican Party's stunning midterm elections defeat.

White is a long-time friend of the president and helped host a massive UFC match on the White House lawn earlier this year.

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