{
  "id": 19083227,
  "title": "US President: Trump: Offer to speak at martial arts event \"just a joke\"",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/us-prasident-trump-sprecher-angebot-an-kampfsport-boss-nur-ein-scherz",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-11-09T03:16:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/politik/international/us-praesident-trump-sprecher-angebot-an-kampfsport-boss-nur-ein-scherz/100268305.html"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "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.",
  "summary": "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.",
  "key_points": [
    "President Trump offered UFC boss Dana White White House spokesperson position as joke.",
    "White declined offer, met Trump in Washington on Monday for other reasons.",
    "Trump's spokesperson resigned in August, successor Katie Zacharia left after few days."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}