Donald Trump 'kidding' about making UFC boss Dana White US press secretary – video
8 outlets (The Guardian US, BBC US, NYT, WSJ, Fox News, CBS News, NBC News and PBS NewsHour) are covering this story.
How outlets are covering this: 8 outlets ran their own headlines on this story. Words most headlines share: “secretary”, “press”, “Dana”, “kidding'”. Distinct wording: The Guardian US uses “Donald” and “boss”; BBC US uses “offer”; NYT uses “Asking”; WSJ uses “Championship” and “Executive”. (Computed from the headlines below.)
- The Guardian US reports: “Donald Trump said on Sunday that he was 'only kidding' when he announced a day earlier that he had offered the job of White House press secretary to Dana White, the chief executive of the Ultimate …”
- BBC US reports: “The president told the Ultimate Fighting Championship boss to "please take the job" in a Truth Social post on Saturday.”
- NYT reports: “The president said on Sunday that the U.F.C. chief executive “loves the idea” of being the White House spokesman but that his public offer of the job was “just a little fun.””
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- The Guardian US: Donald Trump 'kidding' about making UFC boss Dana White US press secretary – video
- BBC US: Trump says he was 'kidding' about Dana White press secretary offer
- NYT: Trump Was ‘Only Kidding’ in Asking Dana White to Be His Press Secretary
- WSJ: President Trump said Sunday that he was joking about Ultimate Fighting Championship Chief Executive Dana White becoming his next White House press secretary
- Fox News: Trump says he was ‘only kidding’ about making Dana White press secretary
- CBS News: Trump says he was kidding when he offered UFC CEO press secretary role
- NBC News: Trump says he was ‘only kidding’ about making UFC head Dana White press secretary
- PBS NewsHour: Trump says he's asked UFC's Dana White to be his press secretary
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