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  "id": 18781747,
  "title": "Trump Just Offered the Press Secretary Gig to UFC’s Dana White",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/trump-just-offered-the-press-secretary-gig-to-ufcs-dana-white",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-07T19:45:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Mother Jones",
    "slug": "mother-jones",
    "url": "https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/11/trump-press-secretary-dana-white-ufc/"
  },
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  "account": "President Donald Trump invited the CEO of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, Dana White, to serve as the White House press secretary on Saturday. In a post on Truth Social, Trump described White as a \"violent Fighter and Warrior\" and offered him the position, adding that he requested White bring assistants, including fighters like Islam Makhachev, Khabib Nurmagomedov, Justin Gaethje, Daniel Cormier, Amanda Nunes, and Kayla Harris. Trump's request came after White's company, Zuffa Boxing, collaborated with the White House previously, such as constructing a tarantula-like stage for a birthday cage fight for the President in June. The UFC has also played a significant role in Trump's political career, connecting him with influential figures like Joe Rogan and contributing to the sport's mainstream popularity. Trump acknowledged White's potential impact on the federal government and urged him to accept the position, leaving it unclear whether White has taken the offer.",
  "summary": "President Donald Trump wants Ultimate Fighting Championship CEO Dana White to be the White House press secretary, he announced Saturday. “The Great Dana White, a violent Fighter and Warrior, has been offered the job of Press Secretary of the United States,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. He also asked White to bring various muscle-bound prizefighters […]",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Economic Times",
        "title": "Trump offers UFC's Dana White press secretary job",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/trump-offers-ufcs-dana-white-press-secretary-job",
        "published": "2026-11-07T18:59:53.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Investing.com",
        "title": "Trump offers White House press secretary job to UFC’s Dana White",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/trump-offers-white-house-press-secretary-job-to-ufcs-dana-white",
        "published": "2026-11-07T19:04:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "Trump asks UFC chief Dana White to be his new press secretary: ‘please take the job’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/trump-asks-ufc-chief-dana-white-to-be-his-new-press-secretary-please",
        "published": "2026-11-07T19:44:09.000Z"
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        "outlet": "The Guardian US",
        "title": "Trump says he asked Dana White, UFC boss, to be his new White House press secretary",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/trump-says-he-asked-dana-white-ufc-boss-to-be-his-new-white-house",
        "published": "2026-11-07T19:51:32.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Variety",
        "title": "Trump Offers Press Secretary Role to UFC CEO Dana White, Asks That He Bring Assistants to ‘Defend Us Against the Lunatic Left’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/trump-offers-press-secretary-role-to-ufc-ceo-dana-white-asks-that-he",
        "published": "2026-11-07T19:52:53.000Z"
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        "outlet": "The New York Times",
        "title": "Trump Asks Dana White of U.F.C. to Be His Press Secretary",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/trump-asks-dana-white-of-u-f-c-to-be-his-press-secretary",
        "published": "2026-11-07T20:35:29.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Deadline",
        "title": "UFC’s Dana White As White House Press Secretary? Trump Says “Please Take The Job!”",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/ufcs-dana-white-as-white-house-press-secretary-trump-says-please-take",
        "published": "2026-11-07T20:40:01.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Dawn",
        "title": "'Please take the job': Trump asks UFC chief Dana White to be White House press secretary",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/please-take-the-job-trump-asks-ufc-chief-dana-white-to-be-white-house",
        "published": "2026-11-07T20:45:23.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "'A violent fighter and warrior': Trump offers press secretary role to UFC chief Dana White",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/a-violent-fighter-and-warrior-trump-offers-press-secretary-role-to",
        "published": "2026-11-07T20:45:45.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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