Trump taps UFC boss as press secretary, urges criminal probes into Democrats

U.S. President Donald Trump walks with Dana White, the chief executive of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, during a UFC event at the White House in Washington on June 14. | Kenny Holston / The New York Times

By Paul BLAKE
AFP-Jiji

Nov 8, 2026

Washington – Facing an incoming Democratic congress, U.S. President Donald Trump struck a combative tone Saturday, offering friend and “violent fighter” Dana White the White House press secretary role and ordering the Justice Department to investigate his opponents.

Democrats handed Trump’s Republicans a blowout defeat in midterm elections this week and will take control of both chambers of Congress in January. They are promising robust investigations of Trump and top officials.

Trump, however, showed no signs of being chastened.

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