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  "id": 19100507,
  "title": "A joke or test? Why Trump floated UFC’s Dana White as his press secretary",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/a-joke-or-test-why-trump-floated-ufcs-dana-white-as-his-press",
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  "published": "2026-11-09T05:02:16.000Z",
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  "summary": "White is a close friend of Trump and has endorsed him for president, but has never held a government position.",
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        "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": "Bernama",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-11-09T01:13:51.000Z"
      },
      {
        "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"
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        "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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      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "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-19092970",
        "published": "2026-11-09T04:17:52.000Z"
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