Dana White declines Trump’s offer to be White House press secretary
In a social media post over the weekend, the president asked the UFC boss to take over the role, but later said he was "having a little fun".
Dana White declines Trump’s offer to be White House press secretary
In a social media post over the weekend, the president asked the UFC boss to take over the role, but later said he was "having a little fun". Grouped from 12 articles across 7 sources.
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Trump ‘only kidding’ about naming UFC’s Dana White as White House press secretary
President says he will still meet with White on Monday to discuss other matters
Trump says he was joking about UFC’s Dana White as White House press secretary
Trump has previously joked about combat sports and the press corps.
UFC’s Dana White to meet with Trump over White House press secretary role
U.S. President wants White as chief spokesperson and requested he bring along several UFC fighters as ‘assistants’
Trump says he was 'kidding' about Dana White press secretary offer
The president told the Ultimate Fighting Championship boss to "please take the job" in a Truth Social post on Saturday.
Trump ‘only kidding’ about Dana White press secretary role
Donald Trump says he was ‘only kidding’ about appointing UFC CEO Dana White as the White House press secretary.
Trump says he was ‘only kidding’ about making UFC’s Dana White next press secretary
President says it was ‘just a little fun’ to picture White, UFC boss and Trump’s friend, in briefing room with fighters Donald Trump said on Sunday that he “was only kidding” when he announced a day earlier that he had offered the job of White House press secretary to Dana White, the chief executive of the Ultimate Fighting Championship ( UFC ). Speaking to reporters on his way back the White House from his beach club in Florida, Trump explained the premise of his joke, that if the UFC boss, who is a devoted fan of the president, took over the briefing room, flanked by six fighters, reporters “wouldn’t mess around with him so much”. Continue reading...
Trump says he was 'kidding' about offering Dana White press secretary job
The US president backtracks on his announcement offering Ultimate Fighting Championship CEO Dana White the vacant White House press secretary role.
Could UFC boss Dana White be next White House press secretary?
UFC chief Dana White says he’ll meet Trump after the US president urged him to become White House press secretary.
Why Trump joked about having Dana White as his White House press secretary
The two have business ties going back decades, and White has helped Trump reach out to younger voters.
A joke or test? Why Trump floated UFC’s Dana White as his press secretary
White is a close friend of Trump and has endorsed him for president, but has never held a government position.
Trump was ‘only kidding’ about asking UFC boss to be spokesperson
US president caused a media flurry by announcing he had invited Dana White to be White House press secretary
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