Dana White tries out the podium at the White House but turns down the position of press secretary

Dana White will not be the next White House press secretary. The president and CEO of the UFC took the podium in the Press Briefing Room on Monday and answered questions alongside Donald Trump at an impromptu press conference, but he turned down the position, saying that "for now" he doesn't want to get involved in politics.

Following the departure of Katie Zacharia as press secretary in mid-October, the position has been vacant. On Nov. 7, Trump posted on Truth Social that he had offered the position to White, with whom he has been friends for several years.

A few days later, the president surprised everyone by appearing alongside White in the Press Briefing Room and even invited him to step up to the podium. "I've always wanted to do this! Who has the first question?" he joked, before stating that he has "zero political aspirations."

Trump later clarified the context of the post: after a " very bad press day,” White's name popped into his head. " I don't know why, I thought of his name. He's been my friend for a long time. I think I'll going to get Dana White to be my new press secretary. I said it to a group in the press and that was it."

"Sort of kidding, and then I wrote I wasn't kidding and you were inundated and I was inundated and he was here anyway. We thought we would have a little fun and brought Dana here," he added.

After answering several questions about the elections, Iran, Venezuela and Cuba, President Trump asked White directly if he would like to be press secretary or if he wanted to stay with the UFC. "Thank you for the offer, sir. I do not want to be in politics," White replied, to which Trump responded with the following before leaving the room: "I am devastated to hear this. Goodbye, everybody."