"He will beat you up": Trump's prank that landed the UFC president in the briefing room

US President Donald Trump convened a surprise press briefing and invited UFC CEO Dana White to the podium, presenting him as a candidate for White House spokesperson. Trump joked that White "will beat you up." White clarified he has no political ambitions. The prank began over the weekend when Trump posted the offer on Truth Social.

US President Donald Trump convened a surprise press briefing at the White House and invited UFC CEO Dana White to the podium, who had recently been presented as a candidate for White House spokesperson. Trump warned reporters with a smile: "The only problem is he'll talk a little, and then he'll beat you up." The prank began over the weekend when Trump posted on Truth Social that he had offered White the position, even attaching a list of UFC fighters as assistants. White shared a photo of himself behind the podium and wrote "next chapter." Trump later explained he was just joking. White stepped up to the podium smiling, clarified he has no political ambitions, and answered questions, including an assessment of who would win a fight between Trump and Joe Biden. The relationship between the two spans more than two decades.