Washington (United States) (AFP) - Mixed martial arts magnate Dana White took the podium at the White House on Monday, although he said he wanted to stay out of politics after President Donald Trump, as a joke, offered him the position of press secretary.
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The position has been vacant since the October 16 departure of the previous spokesperson, Katie Zacharia, who held the position for just a week.
"Would you like that, or do you just want to continue with this ridiculous UFC? Huh?" Trump told White, head of the UFC, the world's leading mixed martial arts organization.
"Thank you for the offer, sir... for the offer, I don't, I don't, I don't... I don't want to be in politics," White responded in the famous James Brady Press Room during a chaotic question-and-answer session.
Trump smiled and left the room saying, "I'm devastated to hear this. Goodbye everyone."
The 80-year-old US president left the world speechless when he said on Saturday that he had offered the job to White. However, on Sunday he said he was "just joking" even though Dana "loves the idea."
White, 57, is a longtime friend of Trump and helped organize a massive UFC fight on the White House lawn earlier this year.
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