Former ESPN personality Sage Steele denies Trump press secretary rumors

President-elect Trump has been quickly filling his incoming Cabinet since he stormed to election victory last week, but he has yet to name someone to be his top public spokesperson at the White House.

Steele, 51, has been a public supporter of the president-elect and stumped for him on the campaign trail, appearing at an event in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, last month. 

However, she took to X on Thursday to deny she was interested in the press secretary role. 

"Not sure how these rumors began about me 'vying' to be Press Secretary, but it's definitely fake news! I haven't had a single conversation with anyone about that job, and have no desire to do so!" Steele wrote.

"Honestly, it was the honor of a lifetime to be a small part of @TeamTrump during the campaign - something I NEVER imagined - but I wholeheartedly believe in @realDonaldTrump @JDVance & am excited to find ways to continue to serve. It took me years to not be afraid to speak up. That fear is gone forever, and I hope others are beginning to feel the same. LFG!"

They settled the lawsuit, and she left the network in August 2023.

"Having successfully settled my case with ESPN/Disney, I have decided to leave so I can exercise my first amendment rights more freely," Steele wrote last August. "I am grateful for so many wonderful experiences over the past 16 years and am excited for my next chapter!"

In March, Steele was named the first podcast host on Bill Maher's Club Random Studios podcast network.

Alina Habba, Trump's legal spokesperson and adviser, was also viewed as a frontrunner for the position, but said Thursday she would "be better served in other capacities."

Other names being floated include Trump adviser and ally Jason Miller, campaign spokesperson and adviser Steven Cheung and former Trump administration official Monica Crowley.

Fox News' Joseph A. Wulfsohn and Emma Colton contributed to this report.