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Trump says 'only kidding' about asking UFC's Dana White to be his press secretary

  • On Sunday, President Donald Trump told reporters he was "only kidding" about offering UFC CEO Dana White the White House press secretary job, describing the weekend social media post as "just a little fun."
  • The unconventional proposal followed a staffing vacuum: Katie Zacharia departed the press secretary role in October after serving only five days, leaving the position unfilled for weeks.
  • Trump's post had named mixed martial arts fighters, including Islam Makhachev and Khabib Nurmagomedov, as assistants to "defend us against the Lunatic Left," signaling a combative communications strategy.
  • Despite the clarification, White remains scheduled to visit Washington on Monday for a meeting with Trump, though the president confirmed the discussion would address "other matters" instead.
  • Personnel volatility continues following the midterms, as Trump seeks a permanent press secretary while recently replacing Chief of Staff Susie Wiles with Stephen Miller on Friday.
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The U.S. President convenes a press conference two minutes in advance with the UFC president, minutes after the Congress discusses impeachment to Pete Hegseth, while the FBI investigates Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang for his romantic relationship with a supposed Chinese spy and a week after his electoral debacle Donald Trump suffered an electoral debacle a week ago. The country continues with the prices of disorbited fuels. The House of Representative…

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