‘Only kidding’: Donald Trump says amid speculations that he offered White House press secretary job to wrong Dana White

Published 10 Nov 2026, 01:12 IST

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‘Of course, I was kidding’: Donald Trump on US press secretary offer to UFC chief Dana White

— The Indian Express
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Donald Trump said his post suggesting UFC chief Dana White become White House press secretary was a joke, though White plans to meet him. The role remains vacant, amid speculation that Trump may have meant another Dana White, a former Defense Department public affairs official.

— Livemint

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Donald Trump said his post suggesting UFC chief Dana White become White House press secretary was a joke, though White plans to meet him. The role remains vacant, amid speculation that Trump may have meant another Dana White, a former Defense Department public affairs official.

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The Indian Express Center-Left Indian Express Group 09 Nov 2026, 12:25 IST

‘Of course, I was kidding’: Donald Trump on US press secretary offer to UFC chief Dana White

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Livemint Center-Right HT Media Ltd. Current article 10 Nov 2026, 01:12 IST

‘Only kidding’: Donald Trump says amid speculations that he offered White House press secretary job to wrong Dana White

Donald Trump said his post suggesting UFC chief Dana White become White House press secretary was a joke, though White plans to meet him. The role remains vacant, amid speculation that Trump may have meant another Dana White, a former Defense Department public affairs official.

Read at Livemint ↗