President Trump holds White House press briefing with Dana White

President Trump offered Dana White, who runs the UFC, the job of White House press secretary. White said he had a meeting scheduled with Trump in Washington to discuss the offer. Trump then said he was joking about the offer.

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The story so far

2 developments
  1. Nov 7Trump says he asked Dana White, UFC boss, to be his new White House press secretary
  2. Nov 9President Trump holds White House press briefing with Dana White

Who covered each development

Selected headlines by outlet leaning

Left

22 sources
Honolulu Star-AdvertiserLean Left· 9h ago

Trump puts Dana White on the spot in chaotic White House appearance

HuffPostLeft· 18h ago

Donald Trump Shares Bonkers AI Slop Of Dana White Telling White House Reporters To ‘Shut Up’

InsiderLean Left· 21h ago

Dana White has turned down the White House press secretary job after a weekend of Trump’s overtures

Ran by 5 outlets across the spectrum· NJ.com / Star-Ledger, Cleveland Plain Dealer
NJ.com / Star-LedgerLean Left· 1d ago

Dana White joins Trump, talks press secretary offer

Cleveland Plain DealerLean Left· 1d ago

Dana White joins Trump, talks press secretary offer

Philadelphia InquirerLean Left· 1d ago· ran in 3 outlets

UFC's Dana White appears with Trump at a White House briefing — but won't be his press secretary

Center

34 sources
Ran by 6 outlets· KXAN Austin, MyStateline, +4 more
KXAN AustinCenter· 1d ago

President Trump holds White House press briefing with Dana White

MyStatelineCenter· 1d ago

President Trump holds White House press briefing with Dana White

WKBN YoungstownCenter· 1d ago

President Trump holds White House press briefing with Dana White

KGET BakersfieldCenter· 1d ago

President Trump holds White House press briefing with Dana White

WWLP SpringfieldCenter· 1d ago

President Trump holds White House press briefing with Dana White

MytwintiersCenter· 1d ago

President Trump holds White House press briefing with Dana White

Ran by 5 outlets across the spectrum· The Oregonian, MLive
The OregonianCenter· 1d ago

Dana White joins Trump, talks press secretary offer

MLiveCenter· 1d ago

Dana White joins Trump, talks press secretary offer

Ran by 7 outlets· KSN Wichita, ABC 27 Harrisburg, +5 more
KSN WichitaCenter· 1d ago

5 takeaways from Trump's surprise White House briefing

ABC 27 HarrisburgCenter· 1d ago

5 takeaways from Trump's surprise White House briefing

MytwintiersCenter· 1d ago

5 takeaways from Trump's surprise White House briefing

KSNT TopekaCenter· 1d ago

5 takeaways from Trump's surprise White House briefing

WGN ChicagoCenter· 1d ago

5 takeaways from Trump's surprise White House briefing

WHNTCenter· 1d ago

5 takeaways from Trump's surprise White House briefing

The HillCenter· 1d ago

5 takeaways from Trump's surprise White House briefing

MyarklamissCenter· 1d ago· ran in 3 outlets

UFC's Dana White appears with Trump at a White House briefing — but won't be his press secretary

NewsweekCenter· 1d ago

Top Takeaways From Trump's Wild White House Press Event With Dana White

Right

21 sources
Pants on Fire NewsRight· 13h ago

Trump Explained Why He Wanted Dana White and Six UFC Fighters at the Press Podium

BizPac ReviewRight· 14h ago

Trump brings UFC boss into White House briefing room to have a little fun with reporters

ObjectivistRight· 19h ago

Trump Says Dana White Press Secretary Offer Was Just a Joke After Uproar

Breitbart NewsRight· 21h ago

Trump in Briefing with Dana White Says He Was 'Kidding' About Press Secretary Offer

AL.comLean Right· 1d ago· ran in 5 outlets

Dana White joins Trump, talks press secretary offer

Other outlets

International, entertainment and tech outlets, by their rating. Not counted in the bar above. How we count coverage

Left

11 articles
DeadlineLean Left· 1d ago

Trump Appears With Dana White After “Kidding” Over Press Secretary Role; POTUS Defends Nvidia’s Jensen Huang, Calls Midterm Results “Ridiculous”

VarietyLean Left· 1d ago

Donald Trump Says He Was ‘Kidding’ About Making Dana White His Press Secretary

Al JazeeraLean Left· 1d ago

A joke or test? Why Trump floated UFC’s Dana White as his press secretary

DeadlineLean Left· 1d ago

Trump Admits He Was “Only Kidding” About UFC’s Dana White Becoming White House Press Secretary

The GuardianLean Left· 2d ago

Trump says he was ‘only kidding’ about making UFC’s Dana White next press secretary

Center

7 articles
France 24Center· 1d ago

Trump says he was ‘kidding’ about Dana White press secretary job, amid online mix-up claims

BBC NewsCenter· 1d ago

Trump says he was 'kidding' about Dana White press secretary offer

Financial TimesCenter· 2d ago

Trump says he was ‘only kidding’ about asking UFC boss to be spokesman

France 24Center· 2d ago

Donald Trump wants UFC fighters as assistants

France 24Center· 3d ago

'A violent fighter and warrior': Trump offers press secretary role to UFC chief Dana White

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