President Donald Trump and Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) President and CEO Dana White held a press conference at the White House on Monday, where Trump said he was joking about White as the next press secretary, and White stressed that he has no political aspirations.
\n\nTrump and White appeared in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room on short notice after the president said on Saturday that he had offered the role of chief White House spokesman to the UFC pioneer.
\n\n“I have zero political aspirations. I was at a fight for Zuffa Boxing in London when [Trump] called me and told me that he had done this, and the last 24 hours of my life has been insane,” White said.
\n\nWhite fielded a few questions about a hypothetical cage match between Trump and former President Joe Biden, and then a presidential pardon for Pete Rose.
\n\n“I can’t believe you actually have questions for me,” after the first question.
\n\nWhen Trump outright asked White if he would like to be the chief spokesman at the end of the news conference, White laughed, “Thank you for the offer, sir … I do not want to be in politics.”
\n\nTrump teased, “I…
Original source: https://www.breitbart.com/sports/
