US President: Trump: Offer to speak at martial arts event "just a joke"
The head of a martial arts league as a White House spokesman? Sounds bizarre, but not impossible with Donald Trump. Now the US President is clearing up the mystery.
US President Donald Trump said his suggestion to make Dana White, the head of Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), the new White House press secretary was "just a joke". White will meet Trump at the White House on Monday for other reasons, Trump said. The press secretary position has been vacant since August, with Karoline Leavitt leaving and Katie Zacharia quitting after a few days. White, a long-time friend of Trump's, has built UFC into a billion-dollar company and Trump has attended several of its events.
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