UFC CEO Dana White says he isn’t losing sleep over the possibility that Democrats in Congress could investigate his close relationship with President Donald Trump.
In a preview clip from an interview with Fox News host Lara Trump, set to air Saturday at 9 p.m. ET on “My View with Lara Trump,” White said he has anticipated scrutiny over his political ties.
“Well, I mean, we kind of expected that,” White said when asked whether he was worried about becoming a target for Democrats.
“If you didn’t do anything illegal or anything wrong, I don’t know why you’d have to be worried. I’ve never done anything in the political world that would be illegal, where anybody should come after me or anything that we have to hide. I expect it, but no, I’m not worried about it.”
The comments come as Democrats build their oversight agenda after the Nov. 3 midterms. Rep. Robert Garcia, D-Calif., incoming chair of the House Oversight Committee, has already told Trump administration officials and allies to “lawyer up” in anticipation of investigations.
A White House Visit and a Job Offer That Wasn’t
White, a longtime and outspoken supporter of the president, joined Trump in the White House briefing room on Monday and spoke to reporters there. He called the experience “incredible.”
“No, it was incredible. What an amazing experience. Literally, when I was pulling in the gates of the White House, his assistant called and said, ‘Hey, we’re going to take you right down to the press room. He wants you in the house,'” White said. “This is crazy. It was a very unique and crazy 48 hours for me.”
The visit followed a Nov. 7 Truth Social post in which Trump said he had offered White the job of White House press secretary, following Katie Zacharia’s departure from the role.
“I am pleased to announce that the Great Dana White, a violent Fighter and Warrior, has been offered the job of Press Secretary of the United States. Dana, please take the job!”
Both men addressed the post during Monday’s briefing, with Trump saying it had started as a joke on a difficult day for the administration.
“We were having a very bad press day, and I said, ‘I don’t know why I thought of his name.’ He’s been my friend for a long time. I said, ‘You know, I think I’m going to get Dana White to be my new press secretary,'” Trump told reporters. “I said it to a group of the press, and that was it. I was sort of kidding, and then they wrote the story as though I wasn’t kidding.”
White said he has no interest in taking on a political role.
“I have zero political aspirations. I was at a fight for Zuffa Boxing in London when he called me and told me that he had done this, and the last 24 hours of my life have been insane.”
White’s relationship with Trump has drawn attention for years. He has spoken at the past three Republican National Conventions and partnered with the White House to stage UFC Freedom 250 on the South Lawn, billed as the first professional sporting event ever held at the presidential residence.
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