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Trump says he offered UFC CEO Dana White the White House press secretary role
The role of the White House press secretary has been largely vacant since Karoline Leavitt stepped aside in August.
- New headline Was: “Dana White declines Trump’s offer to be White House press secretary”
- New headline Was: “Trump says he offered UFC CEO Dana White the White House press secretary role”
- New headline Was: “Trump says he was 'kidding' about Dana White press secretary offer”
- New headline Was: “Trump Was ‘Only Kidding’ in Asking Dana White to Be His Press Secretary”
- New headline Was: “Trump says he was kidding when he offered UFC CEO press secretary role”
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- New headline Was: “Why Trump wants UFC chief Dana White as his new White House press secretary”
- New headline Was: “UFC's Dana White says he will meet with Trump Monday over offer to be White House press secretary”
- New headline Was: “UFC's Dana White says he will meet with Trump Monday over offer to be White House press secretary”
- New headline Was: “UFC's Dana White says he will meet with Trump Monday over offer to be White House press secretary”
- New headline Was: “UFC's Dana White says he will meet with Trump Monday over offer to be White House press secretary”
- New headline Was: “Trump asks UFC boss to be White House press secretary: 'Dana, please take the job!'”
- New headline Was: “'Dana, please take the job!' - Trump asks UFC boss to be White House press secretary”
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Trump says he offered UFC CEO Dana White the White House press secretary role
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The role of the White House press secretary has been largely vacant since Karoline Leavitt stepped aside in August.
Trump asks UFC chief Dana White to be White House press secretary
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Ultimate Fighting Championship CEO says he will meet with the US president on Monday to discuss the offer.
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'Dana, please take the job!' - Trump asks UFC boss to be White House press secretary
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It was unclear how genuine the president's offer was, although White later said he would travel to Washington for them to meet. BBC News
Trump Asks Dana White of U.F.C. to Be His Press Secretary
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UFC's Dana White says he will meet with Trump Monday over offer to be White House press secretary
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Trump says he asked Dana White, UFC boss, to be his new White House press secretary
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Trump Offers Press Secretary Role to UFC CEO Dana White, Asks That He Bring Assistants to ‘Defend Us Against the Lunatic Left’
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President Donald Trump has offered UFC President and CEO Dana White the White House press secretary role after Katie Zacharia was ousted in October. “I am pleased to announce that the Great Dana…
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Trump says 'only kidding' about naming UFC CEO as White House press secretary
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Trump offers UFC chief Dana White press secretary job
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President Donald Trump offered the job of press secretary to UFC president and CEO Dana White on Saturday.