Dana White declines Trump's joking White House job offer

SBS News's clip captures the UFC chief's refusal after Trump says his invitation to become press secretary was "just a little fun".

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Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 413,038 views a day, 143 times a normal first day on this channel (2,895).

Dana White rejects White House press secretary job

Donald Trump pointed to the White House emblem behind him and offered Dana White a choice: the press secretary's podium or the UFC.

"Dana, would you like to be press secretary of the United States of America?" the president asked in front of reporters. White's answer came from off-camera: "I do not want to be in politics, no."

The brief exchange has drawn nearly 390,000 views in less than a day on SBS News's channel, putting it more than a hundred times above the broadcaster's usual first-day audience for Shorts.

There was a real vacancy behind the joking invitation. SBS reports that the press secretary position has been open since mid-October, when Katie Zacharia left less than five days into the job.

Trump had proposed White for the position in a Saturday Truth Social post, before saying a day later that he had been kidding. His renewed invitation in front of reporters gave White an opportunity to answer for himself.

After White politely declined, Trump brought the exchange, and the briefing, to a close: "I am devastated to hear this. Goodbye, everybody."

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The numbers

The Short's early views and comments are both far above SBS News's usual first day for this format.

the video's first day

usual first day here

2,895

this video

413,038

subscribers

657,000

▲ 2,000 in the last 7 days

total views

316,994,090

views per day

584,333

typical day: 316,243

the video

views

389,891

likes

3,010

comments

241

days online

1

subscribers: this channel and similar channels

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682,000

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682,000

SBS News

657,000

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648,000

The Financial Express

648,000

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586,000

As of November 11, 2026 · Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube

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