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  "id": 19166224,
  "title": "UFC CEO Dana White Will Visit White House Today—After Trump Says He Was ‘Kidding’ With Press Secretary Offer",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/ufc-ceo-dana-white-will-visit-white-house-today-after-trump-says-he",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-09T14:51:59.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://www.forbes.com/sites/conormurray/2026/11/09/ufc-ceo-dana-white-will-visit-white-house-today-after-trump-says-he-was-kidding-with-press-secretary-offer/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Even though President Donald Trump said he was “only joking” by asking Dana White to serve as press secretary, the UFC CEO is still set to meet Trump at the White House on Monday.",
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        "outlet": "Dawn",
        "title": "Trump says he was 'only kidding' about naming UFC CEO as White House press secretary",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/trump-says-he-was-only-kidding-about-naming-ufc-ceo-as-white-house",
        "published": "2026-11-09T08:58:43.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "White House under lockdown as car crashes in secure area; Trump was inside residence",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/white-house-under-lockdown-as-car-crashes-in-secure-area-trump-was",
        "published": "2026-11-09T16:09:01.000Z"
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        "outlet": "PBS NewsHour",
        "title": "Trump says idea to make UFC's Dana White his press secretary 'just a little fun'",
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        "published": "2026-11-09T16:25:14.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Newsweek",
        "title": "Top Takeaways From Trump's Wild White House Press Event With Dana White",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/top-takeaways-from-trumps-wild-white-house-press-event-with-dana-white",
        "published": "2026-11-09T22:46:15.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Deadline",
        "title": "Trump Appears With Dana White After “Kidding” Over Press Secretary Role; POTUS Defends Nvidia’s Jensen Huang, Calls Midterm Results “Ridiculous”",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/trump-appears-with-dana-white-after-kidding-over-press-secretary-role",
        "published": "2026-11-09T22:49:04.000Z"
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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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