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  "id": 19234309,
  "title": "Dana White takes podium at White House press briefing",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/dana-white-takes-podium-at-white-house-press-briefing",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-09T22:40:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/6209270-dana-white-press-briefing-trump/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Dana White, the president and CEO of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, participated in an impromptu press conference with President Trump in the White House press briefing room on Monday. The visit follows a Truth Social post made by Trump over the weekend in which he offered White the position of press secretary, claiming White would be a press secretary like no other, according to the Toronto Sun.\n\nTrump told reporters on Sunday that he was joking about the job offer, as reported by The Hill. France 24 noted that the president shared an AI-generated video showing White behind the briefing room podium and UFC fighters attacking journalists. The announcement also led to online speculation that Trump may have confused the UFC executive with a former Pentagon official.",
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        "outlet": "CityNews",
        "title": "Joe Biden, in White House memoir, says Trump should carry the weight of Jan. 6 riots ‘to his grave’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/joe-biden-in-white-house-memoir-says-trump-should-carry-the-weight-of-19159043",
        "published": "2026-11-09T12:19:30.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Joe Biden, in White House memoir, says Trump should carry the weight of Jan. 6 riots ‘to his grave’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/joe-biden-in-white-house-memoir-says-trump-should-carry-the-weight-of",
        "published": "2026-11-09T12:19:30.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Global News",
        "title": "Trump should carry Jan. 6 riots ‘to his grave,’ Biden says in memoir",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/trump-should-carry-jan-6-riots-to-his-grave-biden-says-in-memoir",
        "published": "2026-11-09T13:23:28.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "Trump says he was ‘kidding’ about Dana White press secretary job, amid online mix-up claims",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/trump-says-he-was-kidding-about-dana-white-press-secretary-job-amid",
        "published": "2026-11-09T20:51:32.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Japan Today",
        "title": "Joe Biden, in White House memoir, says Trump should carry the weight of Jan. 6 riots 'to his grave'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/joe-biden-in-white-house-memoir-says-trump-should-carry-the-weight-of-19225567",
        "published": "2026-11-09T21:32:51.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Watch: Trump gives post-midterm press briefing, alongside Dana White",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/watch-trump-gives-post-midterm-press-briefing-alongside-dana-white",
        "published": "2026-11-09T22:39:59.000Z"
      }
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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."
}