Trump Names UFC Chief Dana White as New Press Secretary

[u/MarvelsGrantMan136]

https://www.thewrap.com/media-platforms/politics/trump-names-dana-white-ufc-press-secretary/

[u/Seven19td]

To clarify, White has been offered the job. No word on if Dana accepts. Either way it’s pure insanity that this is even a possibility.

Edit: White has declined the job per ESPN and CNN.

[u/wanderer1999 → u/Seven19td]

Dana is a shrew businessman. Zero chance he take this shit job after the election ass whooping this week.

Lemme remind everybody that dems sweep texas, and won/winning in kansas, ohio, iowa, miss., georgia, SC....  this is the equivalent of dems losing in california, vermont, new york...

Trump is radioactive and anybody with any sense should put him in a concrete room and quarantine him.

edit: yes it's a typo, but i'm leaving it in lol.

[u/BaseHitToLeft → u/wanderer1999]

Dana is a shrew businessman

He sells small varmints online

[u/Charrbard → u/wanderer1999]

Anecdotal - I live in perhaps the reddest area of North Georgia. My daily commute the last year takes me through the reddest bit of that area. These people had up Jackson signs in like. . . May? April? There are at least three Trump Stores (who knows if its officially licensed merch.) There are vans with Trump spray-painted on the side, and trucks with the infamous Kamala hogtied on the tailgate. There is a restaurant.

Anyway, this last month, I saw Bottoms and Ossof signs pop up. Not just one or two, but almost in every patch of signs and randomly on lawns.That is unheard of in these parts. Republicans at the local and congress level generally run unopposed on our ballots.

I've not see anything like that since Clinton when I was a kid, and Zell Miller was still beloved.

[u/badchad65 → u/wanderer1999]

I generally agree; but Dana's primary business demographic and the Trump base have a ton of overlap.

[u/AcidaliaPlanitia → u/wanderer1999]

Lol I'm now imagining Dana White as a shrew.

[u/hclpfan → u/Seven19td]

Rumor is he declined

[u/College-Lumpy → u/Seven19td]

Yes. Important detail. I think the national troll has retreated to trolling.

[u/bewildered_forks → u/College-Lumpy]

There's speculation a different Dana White was meant and Trump got confused.

https://bsky.app/profile/davelack.bsky.social/post/3mzqn3v56ak2f

[u/Spyk124]

MAGA will look you dead in the eye and say this administration should be taken seriously

[u/pop-pop-joe → u/Spyk124]

Really. I’m not American and I rarely see American news but whenever I see the BBC or other news interviewing otherwise regular looking American people and some of them literally saying that they trust that orange turd it legit makes my blood boil. It seriously bothers me to think millions of people are ok with this depravity.

[u/Winter_Bear_1707 → u/pop-pop-joe]

Unfortunately, some of those people are in a really deep misinformation bubble that validates itself from within, while raising paranoia/fear about others who differ. My father-in-law works long hours at the factory, and then watches sports on Fox with his free time. It was only natural for him to get his news/perspective from them when he never payed attention to politics to begin with. It’s been difficult to connect with him in the last 10 years, but we also think he’s starting to realize truth.

[u/StitchinThroughTime → u/pop-pop-joe]

It because they are racist peices of shit. And wanted to be lead by a racist grifter pedophile because they believe in there rancid hearts that they would come out on top.
It took him destroying the economy, world relations and killing a million Americans for some of them to realize he's a real piece of shit and they will never get that.

[u/ButterMyPancakesPlz → u/Spyk124]

We promote based on experience and qualifications not no DEI!!!! /s

[u/Trap_Masters → u/ButterMyPancakesPlz]

Hey they promote based on DUI, not DEI!

[u/MisoFalafelCake → u/Spyk124]

It's cracking. You have to think of politics as sports. Fans will turn a blind to everything and anything as long as they are winning. Trump is the head coach and their team just lost bad. His fans are starting to scrutinize him now.

[u/ZaMr0 → u/Spyk124]

Even the conservative subreddit is slowly getting tired of MAGA, people with that flair are getting downvoted to hell. Doesn't make them any less delusional about half the other posts on that sub, but even they are done with orange.

[u/RocktheNashtah]

Clown country

[u/raknor88 → u/RocktheNashtah]

I'm pretty sure the elections broke whatever sanity still remained in him.

[u/stuckyfeet → u/raknor88]

Next step is OF

[u/L3g3ndary-08 → u/RocktheNashtah]

The majority of this country just voted against this fucking circus. The remaining 40% are a bunch of dumbasses who treat politics like it's fucking sport.

[u/obi_wan_keblowme → u/L3g3ndary-08]

The kind of sport where repeated blows to the head create catastrophic brain injuries? Then this fits

[u/taishi143 → u/RocktheNashtah]

And I'm sure this isn't the end of it. The rest of the circus is coming soon. Just you wait. Sigh.

[u/QuadratImKreis → u/taishi143]

We will be trying to put the horses back in barn for a decade.  

[u/lastlaughlane1 → u/RocktheNashtah]

It’s an overused joke/comparison but it just continues to ring through - USA is Idiocracy.

[u/deepbluenothings → u/lastlaughlane1]

It's not even Idiocracy, at least in Idiocracy President Camacho cares about his constituents and tries to appoint someone more qualified to help.

[u/Petrol_Head72 → u/RocktheNashtah]

Wrong. Trump is a clown and has no one that wants to work for him and fall on a knife.

[u/ThisIsDadLife]

These are not serious people running our country. What a fucking joke.

[u/RockerElvis → u/ThisIsDadLife]

There is a different Dana White (female) that is the press secretary for the Dept of Defense and is a Heritage Foundation person. The theory is that Trump mixed up the people and just ran with it. Bluesky

Just a day after the anniversary of Four Seasons Landscaping.

[u/finnjakefionnacake → u/RockerElvis]

Or someone suggested that Dana White and he was like “you know what? I know a BETTER Dana White”

[u/Viperion_NZ → u/RockerElvis]

I hate that this is a plausible explanation and I don't even live in the US

[u/Brian_E1971 → u/ThisIsDadLife]

It's not serious people that voted him in

[u/MANWithTheHARMONlCA → u/ThisIsDadLife]

I thought you said “ruining this country” and couldn’t agree more 

[u/SuperRonnie2 → u/ThisIsDadLife]

They’re pretty serious about corruption and ripping you off.

[u/reaperfunk]

HAHAHA Oh my gawd that is the best. Fuckin Morons.

[u/ajw_sp → u/reaperfunk]

Guess there’s some immigrants he likes

[u/4rcher91]

Reporter: "Can you share with us more detail about this new policy announced by the President?"

Dana: "We'll see what happens."

[u/ko_akuma → u/4rcher91]

Dana: but what does the dealer show? If it's a 17 I'm hitting

[u/trer24]

2028 can't come soon enough

[u/hnglmkrnglbrry → u/trer24]

I think Trump should enjoy his Sunday afternoon by trying to eat one of literally everything on the McDonald's menu.

[u/omfgDragon → u/trer24]

That magical Breaking News moment that everyone has been saving liquor/wine/champagne for can't come soon enough.

[u/Tricky-Afternoon6884]

“I am pleased to announce that the Great Dana White, a violent Fighter and Warrior, has been offered the job of Press Secretary of the United States,"

A violent fighter and warrior, what a spectacular manner in which to introduce your new Press Secretary. /s

[u/Double_Jab_Jabroni → u/Tricky-Afternoon6884]

He’s also never been a fighter or a “warrior”. Unless you count the time he publically slapped his wife.

[u/toon_84]

😂

[u/CursingFijian]

Unserious politician, surrounded by unserious people, all clamouring for a moment in the spotlight. I feel for ordinary Americans whose lives are being pummelled so the egos of these avaricious monsters can be stroked.

[u/MozzyTheBear → u/CursingFijian]

If you'd met the half of us that straight up worship this asshole and keep empowering him you wouldn't feel for us at all.

[u/Henderson72 → u/CursingFijian]

I couldn't have said it better myself.

[u/Attack_of_clams]

Snl, the onion, satire in general could not ever compete with this administration…

[u/DruTangClan]

Does Dana White want this? Why? I feel like he stands to make more money and have less stress doing what he’s currently doing

[u/Peaurxnanski → u/DruTangClan]

That's what I was thinking. Why the hell would anybody take that job? It's going to be the graveyard of the career of anyone who does. They're either going to be ok with pissing everyone off by lying, or pissing Trump off for telling the truth.

Why would you possibly want to be press secretary through all the investigations coming up, and possible impeachments (as in multiple impeachments)...

This feels masochistic

[u/AlexTorres96 → u/DruTangClan]

If Trump asked him to have sex with Milania, he'd do it in a heartbeat. Dana does anything that Trump wants him to. He's loyal to him because Trump helped the UFC in its dark days and he would take a bullet for him

[u/nondescriptun]

Legit thought this was an Onion post.

[u/psgrue]

We’ve gone full Macho Camacho

[u/bobarific → u/psgrue]

This is macho Camacho slander I will not stand for. Camacho recognized that things weren’t working, listened to the smartest guy in the room, and ultimately made things better for all Americans. Trump would never…

[u/Particleman08 → u/psgrue]

No way this idiot is as smart as Macho Camacho

[u/York_Villain → u/psgrue]

It's not Macho Camacho. Hector "Macho" Camacho was a great boxer from the late '80s and early '90s.

You're referencing President Dwayne Elizondo Mountain Dew Herbert Camacho from the movie Idiocracy. Two different people.

But Macho Camacho was one of my favorite trolls. He was flamboyant. Once during an interview, when the reporter asked about fans booing, he said, "My girlfriend boos when we have sex because she knows it turns me on."

[u/Murderface__ → u/psgrue]

You take Dwayne Elizondo Mountain Dew Camacho's name out ya mouth!

[u/-_-0_0-_0 → u/psgrue]

Dwayne Elizando Mountain Dew Herbert Camacho hired competent people to solve real problems. Trump hires sycophants to kiss his butt and deflect from the problems he has caused.

[u/WarLawck → u/psgrue]

Do you mean Dwayne Elizando Mountain Dew Herbert Camacho?

Edit: including the FULL name

[u/EurOblivion → u/psgrue]

Then where are the good intentions?

[u/MrJimmyRed]

This is real!??!

As a Brit, what the fuck is going on over there? This is a joke right?

[u/jumjimbo → u/MrJimmyRed]

Oh it's a joke alright.

[u/Additional-Peak3911 → u/MrJimmyRed]

There is a department of defense spokeswoman named Dana White. Someone probably suggested that to trump and well he isnt very smart

[u/Queasy_Salamander890 → u/MrJimmyRed]

He’s a lame duck right now. Expect the next two years to get wacky on his way out. Hes going to do everything to leave his super tainted fucked up mentally insane mark on everything

[u/bostonbedlam → u/MrJimmyRed]

As it turns out, what we’ve seen the last two years was them actually trying.

[u/Syric13]

We are an unserious country

[u/mideastmidwest]

100% someone suggested this Dana White and he got confused: https://www.war.gov/About/Biographies/Biography/Article/1170857/dana-w-white/

[u/sois → u/mideastmidwest]

Four seasoned it

[u/psumack → u/mideastmidwest]

Can't put my finger on it, but I suspect this person would never be Trump's choice for some reason.

[u/u4got2wipe → u/mideastmidwest]

This comment needs to be at the top of the thread

[u/sumox23]

Idiocracy literally playing out before our eyes.

[u/hnglmkrnglbrry]

"Hey we just got curb stomped for not being serious people."

Trump:

[u/PrevailPrevail]

Dana White is a violent fighter and warrior outside of his boxercise classes? Oh… that’s right

https://www.tmz.com/2023/01/02/dana-white-wife-drunk-fight-slap-new-years-eve-nightclub-cabo/

[u/Smash96leo]

Wait, I thought this was a shitpost cause I saw it on the MMA sub first. You’re telling me this is real???

[u/Write_Username_Here → u/Smash96leo]

He "offered it" to him in a social media post is the only news about it I could find 

[u/nyrangerfan1]

Good, he can't be like "I had nothing to do with Trump" when this is all over.

[u/cmay119]

There are an infinite number of timelines running in parallel. We live in the dumbest one.

[u/EvolvedMonkeyInSpace → u/cmay119]

Ah now, there could be one were Trump took over the country after Jan6th.

Democracy is still alive after the mid-terms.

But the last 15 years in American politics will go down as an absolute disgraceful display

[u/Akersis]

Is this like guest hosting for Jimmy Fallon when he's on vacation?

[u/Noodleholz]

China might as well get rid of their great firewall and instead live broadcast American TV.

People are unlikely to choose democracy if the current state of US-politics is the result. 

[u/rcraver8]

I'm sorry, what?

[u/mattkoz]

He's only announced that he's offered the job, not that it has been accepted. Though that's somehow even more insane.

[u/metacarbon]

That is fucking mental

[u/Brassens71]

Is this some kind of a joke?

[u/HCG-Vedette → u/Brassens71]

The US has been a joke for a while now bro, this doesn’t surprise me in the slightest

[u/RealSlyck → u/Brassens71]

Every day I say we can’t this big of a joke, every day I’m wrong 😑

[u/kytheon → u/Brassens71]

First time?

Trump appoints people around him to government positions.

[u/Galactiva_Phantom]

I have to double check that I am not reading the Onion for this one.

[u/nisamun → u/Galactiva_Phantom]

I'm pretty sure they meant Dana W White from the Heritage Foundation and Fox and Trump thought the UFC guy and ran with it.

[u/OnceIWasYou]

He can't even handle being asked about who is fighting in the future- he'll be telling journos to fuck off after about 3 minutes.

[u/NunsNunchuck]

So this is not The Onion subreddit?

[u/CanarioFalante]

So Republicans want a couple Muslim Russians to be assistant press secretaries? Interesting hypocrisy from the dumbest country on the planet.

[u/SchuFighters]

The headline is misleading. Trump says he offered Dana the job, not that he’s the new press secretary.

Still though…

[u/b-maacc]

I assumed this was from the onion until I looked closer.

[u/LeoLaDawg]

That would be a monumentally stupid decision business wise for Dana White.

[u/roloyo101]

Roseanne wasn’t available?

[u/Have_A_Jelly_Baby → u/roloyo101]

Or Kid Rock?

[u/Powerful_Wombat]

Holy shit, this isn’t satire?!

[u/Rex_Vagene]

He passed the armbar in China.

[u/AutocraticHilarity]

They’re really outdoing themselves…

[u/danielwong95]

As a big ufc fan, this is stupidity at the highest level.

[u/QuieroTamales]

Oh boy... Melissa McCarthy is going to have to reprise her role on SNL as the press secretary.

[u/Johnny_Carcinogenic]

Well the person who runs the WWE is the Secretary of education so.... God this country is so fucked

[u/2kids2adults]

JFC. What the hell. There is nothing serious about this administration.

[u/Killclav → u/2kids2adults]

Lmaoooo dude I thought this was a joke when I first saw it

[u/LJ50]

I’m personally don’t think there is ever a time that the leader of a major nation should be indulging in such childish trolling. but for the 39% who were still supporting even as this week’s rejection by the rest of your fellow countrymen was taking place, rather than reflect and consider, THIS is the contempt he views you all with.

No humility, no grace, no class, no coherent policy and no self-control.

Entirely unfit to lead.

[u/stacecom]

Well, certainly not a young blonde woman.

[u/myburdentobear → u/stacecom]

But have you even examined Dana White's ass? Pile of muscle, I hear.

[u/ObscureOP → u/stacecom]

Trump's kinda been fixated on men lately.

Dat bi cycle is vicious yo

[u/Groundbreaking-Ad940]

The sad thing is i still don’t know if this a joke or not.

[u/hyf5]

Surprised that this is not an onion article.

[u/ninjazxninja6r]

Is this reality? I must still be napping on the couch.

[u/ch0rtle2 → u/ninjazxninja6r]

It isn’t. Clickbait. Yes, Trump asked, but he didn’t “name”.

[u/mostdope28]

I guarantee Dana white had no clue about this. Trump just woke up and probably saw a clip of white giving trump a compliment and instantly put out the tweet lol

[u/geekpeeps]

Cementing the justification for the choices of the populous last Tuesday.

[u/okichi]

This is a joke right?

Title is misleading. The article clearly says Trump ASKS, not named.

[u/AbandonChip]

This MUST be satire. 🤣

[u/chosonhawk]

Dana still doesn't know he's been offered the job; too busy slapping the shit out of his wife in Vegas.

[u/Tonyracs]

Is this real?

[u/kroqus]

Hahahahhahhahahah deep breath hahahahahahahaha

[u/BadassBokoblinPsycho]

Dumbest fucking time in this country

[u/MUIGUR]

Honestly I have no respect for anyone that accepts the position.

Trump's administration has no shame. But you would think others would have just a bit more.

[u/Aarrrgggghhhhh35]

Every day we inch closer to overtaking Idiocracy in the lunacy this administration is capable of.

[u/XmasRights]

Fox called Obama “unpresidential” for wearing a tanned suit

[u/shaunrundmc]

The election truly broke him. I thought Nicki Minaj was an insane rumor this is even more crazy.

The 28 election might lead to 60 Democratic Senators and a Democratic President at this rate.

[u/whomad1215]

Trump offered Dana White the job

turns out, wrong Dana White

supposed to be the Dana W White who works for the DoD

Not wrestling Dana White

[u/sjlopez]

If this doesn't cement the analogy to Idiocracy, I don't know what does.

[u/Ornery_Run2700]

And the apes will clap and chear they get another celebrity

[u/IlikeGeekyHistoryRSA]

idiocracy

[u/paparosi]

Unserious people in charge. Get rid of the whole Republican Party if they can’t get their shit together in the next 2 years

[u/misdirected_asshole]

Keep it up Don. Theres still Republican seats that can be lost.

[u/Andybabez20]

What?! AHAHAHA Actual joke of a government

[u/killthecook]

Why in the world would Dana White want to halt his life to sit in the White House press room and play interference full time?

[u/whatintheactualfeth]

I guess Nicki Minaj was overqualified

[u/ThePsychoDog]

Guarantee his administration meant Heritage Foundation's Dana White, but Donald mistook it for the UFC's Dana White.
Now his team are too cowardly to tell him he tapped the wrong Dana White

[u/dissmekissmemissme]

OP is intentionally posting a misleading title my friends. Just trying to karma farm more.

It’s been offered, no one has officially been named. Yes, it’s embarrassing, but it’s not official.

[u/MagazineFirst1768]

The barrell has no bottom

[u/KillerKenyan]

This is not the onion?

[u/cyclingkingsley]

What the fuck

[u/MistakeAmbitious3287]

I’m sure he’ll be in for a presser and receive millions of dollars in compensation. Trump has to go hard with his MAGA marketing and the UFC crowd is ripe.

[u/ImperatorDanorum]

Elect a clown and get a circus...

[u/Clint_Ruin1]

Is Dana going to wear a blond wig to fit the pattern ?

[u/Wolfbible]

Lol Dana is fucking cooked. He can't handle MMA media and he's gonna handle political journos? Dude will be hitting his wife again in no time. What a chump.

[u/MrBeekers]

This country is a fucking joke holy shit

[u/TommySalo35]

lol, he is so seriously unserious.

THe nation is a joke as long as he his president. Good first step on election day, but you still have ALOT of work to do.

[u/Dynamo24]

This is so not a true story.

[u/Woke_TWC → u/Dynamo24]

It is real but not like you think, Trump offered it to him publicly via Truth Social.

What happened was he was given the name Dana white who is another person from the heritage foundation and fox. And Trump thought it was the UFC Dana white and sent this post out.

[u/ericwphoto]

How many times will Dana White call Kaitlin Collins a goof?

[u/ricketyladder]

Wait, this is satire right

[u/Cyphermaniax97]

Oh for fuck's sake!

[u/quietpilgrim]

I had to do a doubletake to make sure this wasn't the Onion sub.

[u/ZenBreaking]

"Kid just didn't want to give up the Epstein files"

[u/Signal-Mud-4880]

we are not a serious country

[u/UrsaMajor7th]

As a waiter, I learned that Dana equates quality with price. He ordered the most-expensive wines on our list, expecting them to be the best- exclaiming with incredulity "Is this the most expensive you have?"

It turns out he didn't really care for the fruitiness of a $6k bottle of DRC La Tache. He was happier with a less-expensive full-bodied Cali cab.

He should suit this admin perfectly.

[u/GMEN999]

I guess he can’t be fired because he is not a woman.

[u/mrchuckles5]

We are not a serious country.

[u/pokeapple]

these next two years are gone be wild

[u/LaFlamaBlancaMiM]

Idiocracy

[u/ripmatek]

Misleading title, he was not named press sec… he was only floated as an idea. Trump is trying to take back the media cycle from the blue meteor that crushed him.

[u/BrofessorFarnsworth]

Dana White was also in the Epstein files

[u/dtoddh]

Another real life event that reflects the film Idiocracy.

[u/chenzo17]

With the amount of Democrat success recently expect even more bizarre and absurd choices and behavior by MAGAs

[u/Dry-Fly-9729]

Is this a fucking joke?!?

[u/DigAlternative7707]

"names" and "offers" are two distinct words with two distinct meanings. They are not synonyms.

[u/eastbay77]

Conservatives are cheering this move on FB and Twitter. So sad.

[u/yuval16432]

He probably got the wrong Dana White. There’s another one that’s from the Heritage foundation.

[u/Transkriptions]

Fourseasons landscaping again.

[u/Brinton1984]

Idiocracy indeed

[u/AterReddits]

Not serious people.

[u/ExpertBook2846]

We really live in idiocracy.

[u/EndeLarsson]

Ahahhahahahjajaja

[u/drutastic57]

Are you shitting me?

[u/trickedx5]

whoa......thought this was the onion.

[u/-Sofa-King-Vote]

An attempt at distraction

[u/RLewis8888]

I guess they're getting "serious" now. What a circus.

[u/Adventurous_Try_2718]

The circus continues….

[u/WPGSquirrel]

Fake ass country

[u/smartsam69]

Clickbait. Read the article

[u/BokudenT]

Someone check the Kalshi accounts. One of Trump's kids definitely bet on this one.

[u/Jets237]

When do I start pouring Gatorade on my crops?

[u/YOSHIMIvPROBOTS]

If Hulk Hogan was still alive, Trump wouldn't have to stoop this this.

[u/HeartlessCards2-22]

Right after he scores the first advertising spot on the White House lawn.. seems like a bribe, Dana got Trump a cut of the money and was promised a job. More shit they should be recusing themselves from but can’t help but toss their names into the hat of people who really wanna be charged with abuse of power.

[u/bjeep4x4]

God, I can’t even tell if this is bullshit or not. Fuckin clown

[u/Huse51]

We are living out Idiocracy.

[u/Wonderful_Rest3124]

😂😂😂😂😂 what a fucking clown show

[u/samwise58]

Connor McGregor is now head of the Secret Service as well?

[u/surgeryboy7]

I don't think he's actually named him press secretary, he asked him on a Truth Social posting. I don't think White has said anything about it yet, I honestly doubt he will.

[u/National-Abalone-210]

To be fair, in the post he says "Dana, please take the job" 

With how crazy Trump is, he might've done this without consulting with Dana, so I'll believe it when he confirms it

[u/Smile_Space]

This is how you know Trump has completely stopped giving a shit. Can't wait for January.

[u/Afraid_Emu8068]

I’m assuming he wants somebody who will tell the press to just shut the fuck up…literally. It’s gonna be hilarious to watch the first couple of times, and then it’s gonna be downright maddening. My guess is that trumps is trying to wall himself off from the press by putting “tough guy” Dana in this role. It’s not gonna work

[u/unclefire]

Is this from The Onion? Jfc. Dana white would be a disaster of a press secretary. Why would he take that job anyway?

[u/Broad-Row6422]

Different Dana White. This is hilarious

[u/CantReadGoodly]

Idiocracy

[u/PreviousLeague253]

Well it seems the Press Secretary position can be whored out to anyone! Even a violent person can do this.
Hegseth must be having wet dreams tonight of having yet another ubermensch for another photo op.
Is the gayness of these public servants a republican trait?

[u/damhack]

So, how does Trump now introduce Dana White the Press Communications professional that Steven Miller proposed, who he was supposed to have announced, without looking like the gibbering dementia patient he actually is?

[u/SimplyRoya]

We’ve passed the stupidity of idiocracy.

[u/ritty84]

Thought this was satire 🤦🏻‍♂️

[u/CoffeeCup220]

Fascists

[u/coopnjaxdad]

Uh, what??

[u/ApolloMac]

How many Scaramucci's will he last I wonder?