{
  "id": 18817465,
  "title": "Trump offers press secretary role to UFC chief Dana White",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/trump-offers-press-secretary-role-to-ufc-chief-dana-white-18817465",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-07T23:04:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/world/2026/11/08/trump-offers-press-secretary-role-to-ufc-chief-dana-white"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The United States president Donald Trump issued a combative statement on Saturday, offering press secretary position to the head of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), Dana White, and directing the Justice Department to investigate Democrats. The Democratic Party won a significant victory in the recent midterm elections, gaining control of both chambers of Congress and promising to conduct rigorous investigations into Trump and his top advisers. Trump, unfazed, praised White as a \"violent fighter and warrior\" on social media, where he also ordered the Justice Department to take action against Democrats for \"extortion at the highest level.\" This comes in the wake of White's confirmation as the White House press secretary, a role vacated earlier this month. White, who is also the CEO of UFC, the world's largest mixed martial arts organisation, has been a loyal supporter of Trump's administration. Trump has frequently associated his MAGA politics with the UFC, even hosting a live fight event on the White House South Lawn during his 80th birthday celebration.",
  "summary": "The White House has been without a press secretary since Oct 16, when Katie Zacharia left the position after less than a week on the job.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Trump offers press secretary role to UFC chief Dana White",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/trump-offers-press-secretary-role-to-ufc-chief-dana-white",
        "published": "2026-11-07T21:00:35.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Trump offers press secretary role to UFC chief Dana White",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/trump-offers-press-secretary-role-to-ufc-chief-dana-white-18802698",
        "published": "2026-11-07T22:25:02.000Z"
      }
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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."
}