Ivanka Trump is helping Dana White with his remarkable plan to stage a UFC event on the grounds of the White House, it has emerged.
The daughter of president Donald Trump served as a full-time adviser during her father’s first term in office, between 2017 and 2021.
The 43-year-old has largely been absent since he returned to the Oval Office, admitting earlier this year: ‘I hate politics’
But on Monday, UFC chief White revealed that Ivanka is helping organize a show inside the gates of the White House.
White revealed that the fight night – slated for next July to coincide with celebrations of the 250th anniversary of US independence – is ‘definitely happening’. He also said it is likely to be broadcast on CBS.
‘I feel really good about how that’s progressing,’ White told Front Office Sports. ‘We’re actually heading (to Washington) at the end of August for meetings about it. Ivanka is also involved in this.
‘We’ll be making a presentation and then will look to hear back about what they like about it and don’t like.’
Donald Trump is a regular in the crowd at UFC events and the president has forged close ties with White over recent years.
According to the White House website, meanwhile, Ivanka is an ‘adviser’ to her father, ‘focusing on the education and economic empowerment of women and their families as well as job creation and economic growth through workforce development, skills training and entrepreneurship.’
Ivanka is married to Jared Kushner and they live in Washington with their three young children – Arabella, Joseph and Theodore.
She previously worked as executive vice president at the Trump Organization, ‘overseeing development and acquisitions… alongside her brothers Donald Jr. and Eric. Ivanka led some of the company’s largest and most complex transactions,’ the White House website says.
