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  "id": 19075908,
  "title": "World : Trump Says He Was Just Kidding About Making UFC's Dana White Press Secretary",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/world-trump-says-he-was-just-kidding-about-making-ufcs-dana-white",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-09T01:13:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Bernama",
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    "url": "http://www.bernama.com/en/news.php?id=2631852"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "FLORIDA, Nov 9 (Bernama-AP) -- President Donald Trump said Sunday he was only kidding about making Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) boss Dana White his next White House press secretary after announcing on social media he had offered his close friend the job, the Associated Press (AP) reported.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Could UFC boss Dana White be next White House press secretary?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/08/could-ufc-boss-dana-white-be-next-white-house-press-secretary",
        "published": "2026-11-08T11:57:05.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBC News",
        "title": "Trump insists he was 'only kidding' about wanting UFC's Dana White as press secretary",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/08/trump-insists-he-was-only-kidding-about-wanting-ufcs-dana-white-as",
        "published": "2026-11-08T23:56:01.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Trump says offer of press secretary role to UFC chief was a joke",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/trump-says-offer-of-press-secretary-role-to-ufc-chief-was-a-joke-19076805",
        "published": "2026-11-09T01:46:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Toronto Sun",
        "title": "Donald Trump says offer of press secretary role to UFC chief was a joke",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/donald-trump-says-offer-of-press-secretary-role-to-ufc-chief-was-a",
        "published": "2026-11-09T01:59:25.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Deadline",
        "title": "Trump Admits He Was “Only Kidding” About UFC’s Dana White Becoming White House Press Secretary",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/trump-admits-he-was-only-kidding-about-ufcs-dana-white-becoming-white",
        "published": "2026-11-09T03:58:07.000Z"
      }
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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."
}