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  "id": 19252336,
  "title": "UFC chief Dana White turns down Trump's offer to become White House press secretary",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/10/ufc-chief-dana-white-turns-down-trumps-offer-to-become-white-house",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-10T00:20:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/world/world/2026/11/1574342/ufc-chief-dana-white-turns-down-trumps-offer-become-white-house-press"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) chief, Dana White, declined to accept President Donald Trump's offer to serve as the White House press secretary. White made his decision public after initially being invited to the White House on Monday. The offer from Trump, made via social media, came after the president's alleged joking remark that he had asked White to take on the high-profile role. White, 57, visited the White House alongside Trump on Monday, but Trump later clarified that he had been joking about the offer. White firmly stated that he does not have political aspirations and has no interest in serving as press secretary. The White House press secretary position had been vacant since October 16, following the resignation of Katie Zacharia after less than a week.",
  "summary": "WASHINGTON: Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) chief Dana White turned down President Donald Trump’s – apparently jovial – offer of a job as press secretary in a surprise appearance at the White House on Monday.",
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        "published": "2026-11-09T08:58:43.000Z"
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        "title": "UFC CEO Dana White Will Visit White House Today—After Trump Says He Was ‘Kidding’ With Press Secretary Offer",
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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"
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        "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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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "UFC chief takes White House podium, but turns down Trump",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/ufc-chief-takes-white-house-podium-but-turns-down-trump",
        "published": "2026-11-09T23:33:03.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "UFC’s Dana White appears with Trump at a White House briefing – but won’t be his press secretary",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/10/ufcs-dana-white-appears-with-trump-at-a-white-house-briefing-but-wont",
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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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