US: Trump wants a martial arts champion as his spokesperson and orders investigations into the Democrats
Donald Trump has offered the role of White House spokesperson to Dana White, the head of the UFC and a close friend of the president since 2000, when the then property magnate hosted some of the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s earliest events at his properties
The era of Stephen Miller at the White House has begun with a combative Donald Trump. The President has, in fact, ordered investigations into the Democrats who are threatening the Republicans with impeachment and sanctions. Then, in an even more combative move, he announced that he had asked the head of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, Dana White, to become the White House spokesperson. “I asked him to bring some staff with him, some of whom are not from our country. We need these people to defend us against the mad left.”
“Dana, please accept the role,” the president wrote on his social media platform, Truth. A friend of Trump’s since 2000, when the then property magnate hosted some of the first UFC events at his venues, White is a staunch loyalist to the commander-in-chief but represents an unusual choice for such a sensitive role, particularly at a time when Trump’s relations with the media are far from ideal, amid lawsuits and bans on access to the White House.
The president appears set to step up the fight against fake news with Miller at his side. The new chief of staff is, in fact, in favour of the Department of Justice taking a hard line against ‘fake news’ and is convinced that journalists who do not reveal their government sources should end up in prison.
Trump’s request to White, as well as Miller’s appointment and the investigations into ‘despicable’ Democrats who threaten the Republicans and who should “end up in prison”, confirm the President’s intention to continue fighting over the next two years, even as a lame duck. To continue his campaign, the tycoon has hinted that he will make further changes to his government team following the removal of Susie Wiles.
“I like my cabinet, but I might make a few changes,” he explained in an interview with ‘60 Minutes’. It is not yet clear who might be leaving. Among the names being bandied about is Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who is considering stepping down to focus on 2028, but the Secretaries of Energy and Transport, Chris Wright and Sean Duffy, could also be at risk.
