Breaking: 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.
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Star Ledger and Daily Mail UK describe the same event in different terms.
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Different Spin. The left frames it as "Trump’s pick of Dana White as press secretary has given way to a wild mix-up theory". The right frames it as "Farce as ex-Pentagon worker with same name as UFC boss Dana White declares mix-up amid hu...".
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The US president backtracks on his announcement offering Ultimate Fighting Championship CEO Dana White the vacant White House press secretary role.
Dana White confirmed he was meeting with the president on Monday.
The two have business ties going back decades, and White has helped Trump reach out to younger voters.
President Donald Trump said he was “only kidding” when he offered the job of White House Press Secretary to UFC chief Dana White.
Dana White confirmed he was meeting with the president on Monday.
Dana W. White (right) was bombarded with congratulatory messages after Trump announced he had offered the job to his longtime friend and UFC chief (left).
Trump says he was joking when he offered Dana White the press secretary job, but confirmed the UFC boss is visiting the White House on Monday.
Dana W. White, not the UFC boss, previously worked as the Pentagon’s chief spokesperson
President Trump says he was only "kidding" about offering UFC boss Dana White the White House press secretary job, but the UFC boss still plans a White House visit Monday. Here's what to kn...
President Donald Trump said Sunday he was only kidding about making UFC boss Dana White the next White House press secretary.
Dana White confirmed he was meeting with the president on Monday.
The president said he had offered the job, vacant for the past few weeks, to the UFC CEO in a Truth Social post Friday.
Dana White confirmed he was meeting with the president on Monday.
Dana White confirmed he was meeting with the president on Monday.
Trump said that White would be in Washington on Nov 9 “for other reasons” and would “come over and see me.”
Dana White confirmed he was meeting with the president on Monday.
The roughly one-minute video depicts Dana White in the White House press briefing room flanked by several notable UFC fighters.