President Donald Trump offered the job of press secretary to UFC president and CEO Dana White on Saturday.
Trump offers UFC chief Dana White press secretary job
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Earlier reports and follow-ups on the same developing story.
- Trump Offers Press Secretary Role to UFC CEO Dana White, Asks That He Bring Assistants to ‘Defend Us Against the Lunatic Left’
- Trump asks UFC chief Dana White to be White House press secretary
- A joke or test? Why Trump floated UFC’s Dana White as his press secretary
- Trump ‘only kidding’ about Dana White press secretary role
- Trump says he was 'kidding' about Dana White press secretary offer
- Donald Trump Says He Was ‘Kidding’ About Making Dana White His Press Secretary
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