Washington Examiner columnist Joe Concha said that President Donald Trump’s joke about naming UFC President Dana White as the new White House press secretary was unlikely to come to fruition.
“I mean, I don’t know anybody who’s taking the president seriously, who’s saying it sober, anyway, when he said that Dana White could be the press secretary,” Concha said Monday on Fox and Friends First.
Trump said he was “only kidding” about having White take the position, but is set to meet with him on Monday.
“I was only kidding, but Dana loves the idea, and there’s only one Dana. You wouldn’t mess around with him so much,” Trump said Sunday.
Concha laughed at the prospect of having White and new White House chief of staff Stephen Miller working in the same building.
“That would be the essence of a one-two punch, right,” Concha said.
However, Concha said even if the president were serious, White wouldn’t take the position.
“He has a multibillion-dollar business to run. I’m not sure that he’d be thrilled about taking that kind of pay cut for what is often a thankless job,” Concha said.
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Concha said the White House doesn’t appear to be rushing to fill the role. The position has been vacant since Katie Zacharia left in October, breaking the record for shortest tenure in the role after being ousted in less than a week. Prior to Zacharia, the role was held by Karoline Levitt, who resigned to spend more time with her family.
“The old saying goes, ‘measure twice, cut once,’ especially after what we saw with Katie Zacharia’s five-day stint,” Concha said.