UFC Boss Dana White Brushes Off Democratic Probe Threats, Recalls 'Crazy 48 Hours' Around Trump Job Offer

UFC chief executive Dana White has dismissed concerns about a possible congressional investigation by Democrats, saying he is not worried about being targeted over his close ties to President Donald Trump.

White made the remarks in a preview of "My View with Lara Trump," which airs in full on Saturday at 9 p.m. ET. Fox News host Lara Trump asked him whether he was worried that Democrats might target him.

"We kind of expected that," White said. "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 exchange comes as Democrats prepare their oversight agenda following the November 3 midterms. Representative Robert Garcia of California, the incoming chair of the House Oversight Committee, recently warned Trump administration officials and allies to "lawyer up" ahead of potential investigations.

White has been an outspoken supporter of President Trump and joined him in the White House briefing room on Monday, where he addressed reporters. In the interview, he described the experience as "incredible."

White said that as he was pulling in through the gates of the White House, the president's assistant called and said they would take him straight down to the press room, because the president wanted him there. "This is crazy. It was a very unique and crazy 48 hours for me," he said.

President Trump posted on Truth Social on November 7 that he had offered White the White House press secretary position following Katie Zacharia's departure. "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," the president wrote. "Dana, please take the job!"

Both Trump and White addressed the post during Monday's briefing, and the president explained that he was only joking. "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."

"I have zero political aspirations," White said. "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 ties to President Trump have drawn attention in recent years. He has spoken at the past three Republican National Conventions, and he partnered with the White House to stage UFC Freedom 250 on the South Lawn, described as the first professional sporting event ever held at the presidential residence.