On Tuesday, UFC CEO Dana White confirmed to “CBS Mornings” that Trump wanted his daughter to be involved in the fight hosted by a UFC fight that’s “definitely going to happen” on White House grounds.
“When [Trump] called me and asked me to do it, he said, ‘I want Ivanka in the middle of this,’” White told the “CBS Mornings.” “So Ivanka reached out to me, and her and I started talking about the possibilities, where it would be, and, you know, I put together all the renderings.”
White added that he’ll be “flying out” to meet with Trump and his daughter to discuss the details of the event, which is scheduled to take place on July 4, 2026, to commemorate America’s 250th birthday.
Ivanka Trump had previously signaled that she would not be further involved in her father’s political endeavors. After the elder Trump launched his 2024 presidential campaign, she told Fox News Digital that she doesn’t “plan to be involved in politics.”
“I love my father very much. This time around, I am choosing to prioritize my young children and the private life we are creating as a family. I do not plan to be involved in politics,” she said at the time.
Trump continued to reiterate that she would support her father “outside the political arena.”
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She did not immediately reply to HuffPost’s request for comment about her involvement in the UFC fight.
“We’re gonna have a UFC fight, think of this, on the grounds of the White House,” he said. “We have a lot of land there, we’re gonna build a little ― we’re not, Dana’s gonna do it, Dana’s great, one of a kind.”