13 hours ago · Washington, United States
Trump wants UFC chief Dana White as White House press secretary
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What we know
United States President Donald Trump on Saturday said he had asked mixed martial arts promoter Dana White to serve as White House press secretary and called on him to bring some fighters along as assistants “even though some are not from our country.”
Story timeline
Reports grouped into this story, earliest first. Exact repeats from the same outlet are collapsed.
- First reported by The Hill
Trump says he offered White House press secretary job to Dana White
- Picked up by Channel NewsAsia Latest
Trump says he wants UFC chief Dana White for White House press secretary
- Picked up by ABC Australia
- Picked up by ABC Australia
Breaking: Trump offers press secretary role to UFC chief Dana White
- Picked up by Washington Post Politics
Trump says he offered White House press secretary role to UFC’s Dana White
- Picked up by Times of India World
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The assessed event severity changed.
- Picked up by Deutsche Welle All News
- Picked up by BBC Sport
'Dana, please take the job!' - Trump asks UFC boss to be White House press secretary
- Picked up by The Straits Times World
Trump says he wants UFC chief Dana White for White House press secretary
- Picked up by New York Times Homepage
- Picked up by NBC News Top Stories
Trump offers press secretary position to UFC head Dana White
- Picked up by NBC News Top Stories
UFC head Dana White says he’ll meet with Trump Monday on press secretary offer
- Picked up by The Guardian UK
Trump says he asked Dana White, UFC boss, to be his new White House press secretary
- Picked up by CBC World
UFC boss Dana White says he's meeting with Trump after press secretary job offer
- Picked up by Sky News World
Trump asks UFC boss Dana White to be his new press secretary
- Picked up by SABC News
Trump wants UFC chief Dana White as White House press secretary
Same story, different outlets
15 headlinesEach line is that outlet's headline. The article stays on the publisher's site.
- SABC NewsTrump wants UFC chief Dana White as White House press secretary
- Sky NewsTrump asks UFC boss Dana White to be his new press secretary
- CBCUFC boss Dana White says he's meeting with Trump after press secretary job offer
- BBC News US and Canada'Dana, please take the job!' - Trump asks UFC boss to be White House press secretary
- The GuardianTrump says he asked Dana White, UFC boss, to be his new White House press secretary
- Washington PostTrump says he offered White House press secretary role to UFC’s Dana White
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- NBC News Top StoriesUFC head Dana White says he’ll meet with Trump Monday on press secretary offer
- The New York TimesTrump Asks Dana White of U.F.C. to Be His Press Secretary
- Dawn'Please take the job': Trump asks UFC chief Dana White to be White House press secretary
- The Straits TimesTrump says he wants UFC chief Dana White for White House press secretary
- Deutsche Welle All NewsTrump offers White House press secretary role to Dana White
- Times of IndiaWho is UFC boss Dana White who gets surprising offer from Donald Trump to be White House press secretary?
- ABCTrump offers press secretary role to UFC chief Dana White
- Channel NewsAsia LatestTrump says he wants UFC chief Dana White for White House press secretary
- The HillTrump says he offered White House press secretary job to Dana White