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Trump's social media post about the offer came as his White House is in a period of major transition and struggling with his party's deep losses in Tuesday's midterm elections. President Donald Trump said he offered the job of White House press secretary to UFC boss Dana White, an announcement that wasn't immediately confirmed. Covered by 45 outlets: 11 lean left, 21 are centre, 8 lean right, 5 are not rated.

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  1. Sky News Leans right Factuality: High GB
    Trump asks UFC boss Dana White to be his new press secretary

    Donald Trump has asked mixed martial arts promoter Dana White to be his new White House press secretary.

  2. Washington Examiner Right Factuality: Mostly factual US
    Dana White responds to question about Trump’s White House press secretary request

    Dana White, the CEO of the UFC and a longtime ally of President Donald Trump, responded to a question on Saturday night about the president saying he should serve as his next White House press secretary. While taking questions from reporters at a boxing event in London, White...

  3. News Center Factuality: Mostly factual IN
    Trump asks UFC chief Dana White to be White House press secretary - Al Jazeera

    Trump asks UFC chief Dana White to be White House press secretary Al Jazeera Dana White declines Trump's offer to become White House press secretary: Report The Times of India UFC CEO Dana White declines Trump’s offer to become press secretary, source says CNN Trump Taps UFC...

  4. Al Jazeera English Leans left Factuality: High State media QA
    Trump asks UFC chief Dana White to be White House press secretary

    Ultimate Fighting Championship CEO says he will meet with the US president on Monday to discuss the offer.

    State-funded media
  5. Raw Story Left Factuality: Mixed US
    Jaws drop as ‘wrong Dana White’ theory swirls around Trump’s ‘bizarrely stupid’ move

    A wild theory about President Donald Trump's latest pick for a top White House job left jaws on the floor. Trump announced Saturday on Truth Social that he had offered the press secretary job to UFC boss Dana White , hailing him as "a violent Fighter and Warrior." Within...

    Elevated risk
  6. Fox News Right Factuality: Mostly factual US
    JACKSON THOMPSON: Dana White says he'll meet with Trump amid claim of White House press secretary job offer

    Dana White plans to meet Trump on Monday to discuss the White House press secretary offer after the president's dramatic Truth Social announcement.

    Elevated risk
  7. Standard Center Factuality: Mostly factual GB
    UFC boss says he will meet with Donald Trump over press secretary job offer

    Dana White confirmed he would meet with the president on Monday.

  8. NDTV Center Factuality: High IN
    Trump Taps UFC Chief Dana White For Press Secretary Job

    Dana White is CEO of the UFC, the largest organization in the world of mixed martial arts.

  9. India Today Center Factuality: High IN
    Dana White turns down Trump's offer to join White House as press secretary

    Dana White turns down Trumps offer to join White House as press secretary

  10. News Center Factuality: Mostly factual IN
    UFC CEO Dana White declined Trump's White House press secretary offer: Report | World News - Hindustan Times

    UFC CEO Dana White declined Trump's White House press secretary offer: Report | World News Hindustan Times Dana White declines Trump's offer to become White House press secretary: Report The Times of India Trump Taps UFC Chief Dana White For Press Secretary Job NDTV 'Dana,...

  11. News Center Factuality: Mostly factual IN
    Dana White declines Trump's offer to become White House press secretary: Report - The Times of India

    Dana White declines Trump's offer to become White House press secretary: Report The Times of India Trump asks UFC chief Dana White to be White House press secretary Al Jazeera Trump Taps UFC Chief Dana White For Press Secretary Job NDTV UFC CEO Dana White declines Trump’s...

  12. WLS-TV Not rated US
    UFC's Dana White says he will meet with Trump Monday over offer to be White House press secretary

    UFC boss Dana White said he plans to meet with President Donald Trump on Monday after being offered the job of White House press secretary.

  13. ESPN Center Factuality: High US
    From the Octagon to the Oval Office: White, Trump and a 25-year friendship

    Donald Trump and Dana White's friendship is on display cageside, on political stages and at the White House.

  14. Google News Center Factuality: High US
    Trump says he offered White House press secretary role to UFC’s Dana White - The Washington Post

    Trump says he offered White House press secretary role to UFC’s Dana White The Washington Post Trump offers press secretary role to Dana White; UFC boss to meet with president ESPN UFC boss says he will meet with Donald Trump over press secretary job offer The Independent...

  15. Hindustan Times Center Factuality: High IN
    UFC CEO Dana White declined Trump's White House press secretary offer: Report

    Donald Trump described Dana White as a “violent fighter and warrior” and asked him to take up the position.

  16. Deccanchronicle Center Factuality: Mostly factual IN
    Trump Offers UFC Boss Press Secretary Post, Urges Criminal Probes of Democrats

    White said he was flying to Washington "right now" and will meet with Trump on Monday

  17. Times of India Center Factuality: Mostly factual IN
    Trump says he's asked UFC head Dana White to be his press secretary

    US President Donald Trump has offered Dana White the position of White House press secretary to support his administration. This announcement comes following major transitions in Trump's team after significant midterm election losses. Trump requested White to bring along UFC...

  18. New York Post Right Factuality: Mostly factual US
    Dana White reveals he’s flying to DC ‘right now’ after Trump offered him press secretary gig

    Ultimate Fighting Championship CEO Dana White said he was going to meet with President Trump imminently over his offer to become White House Press Secretary.

  19. USA TODAY Leans left Factuality: High US
    Who are the 'assistants' Donald Trump wants to aid Dana White - USA Today

    Who are the 'assistants' Donald Trump wants to aid Dana White USA Today

  20. The Sydney Morning Herald Leans left Factuality: High AU
    Dana White responds to Trump's job offer

    Donald Trump has offered the position of press secretary to UFC chief Dana White.

  21. Google News Center Factuality: High US
    Trump Asks Dana White of U.F.C. to Be His Press Secretary - The New York Times

    Trump Asks Dana White of U.F.C. to Be His Press Secretary The New York Times Trump offered press secretary role to Dana White; UFC boss declined, report says ESPN UFC CEO Dana White declines Trump’s offer to become press secretary, source says CNN UFC Chief Dana White to Meet...

  22. India Today Center Factuality: High IN
    Trump wanted UFC boss Dana White as White House press secretary, but he said no

    Trump wanted UFC boss Dana White as White House press secretary but he said no

  23. CBS Sports Center Factuality: Mostly factual US
    Dana White next White House press secretary? UFC boss set to meet President on Monday

    President Donald Trump sparked the discussion on Saturday by posting his offer to White on social media

  24. Daily Mail Center Factuality: Mostly factual GB
    Dana White speaks out after being offered press secretary role as he reveals he's flying to DC 'right now' and will meet Trump in just hours

    Dana White is set to meet Donald Trump on Monday after being offered the White House press secretary job. But CNN claims the UFC boss has already rejected the offer.

  25. USA TODAY Leans left Factuality: High US
    Is America ready for UFC's Dana White as White House press secretary? | Opinion - USA Today

    Is America ready for UFC's Dana White as White House press secretary? | Opinion USA Today

  26. The Japan Times Center Factuality: High JP
    Trump taps UFC boss as press secretary, urges criminal probes into Democrats

    The posts echoed comments Trump made after a midterm defeat in 2018, when he said his White House would assume "a war-like posture."

  27. RT Right Factuality: Very low State media RU
    Trump asks UFC boss to become White House press secretary

    US President Donald Trump has offered his longtime friend and UFC CEO Dana White the post of White House press secretary

    Low reliability sourceHigh-risk contentState-funded media
  28. CBS News Leans left Factuality: High US
    Trump says he offered UFC's Dana White the press secretary role

    The role of the White House press secretary has been largely vacant since Karoline Leavitt stepped aside ​in August.

  29. Bangor Daily Leans left Factuality: High US
    A Hermon High grad could be the new face of Trump’s White House

    It was unclear on Saturday afternoon if Dana White, the chief executive of UFC with deep ties to the Bangor area, planned to accept the job or how serious the offer really was.

  30. Journaldemontreal Center Factuality: Mostly factual CA
    Dana White reportedly declined Trump's offer to become White House spokesperson

    Translated Dana White aurait décliné l’offre de Trump de devenir porte-parole de la Maison-Blanche

    Le PDG de l’UFC, Dana White, aurait refusé l’offre du président américain Donald Trump de devenir le prochain porte-parole de la Maison-Blanche.

  31. Ibtimes Center Factuality: Mostly factual GB
    'On to the Next Chapter': Dana White Teases Press Secretary Job After Donald Trump's Public Plea

    President Donald Trump offered UFC president Dana White the White House press secretary role, while White's cryptic Instagram post stopped short of confirming an appointment or acceptance.

  32. Mirror Center Factuality: Mostly factual GB
    Donald Trump offers UFC chief Dana White top White House position in shock move

    US President Donald Trump has put forward an incredible job offer to Ultimate Fighting Championship CEO Dana White

  33. Twitchy Right Factuality: Mixed US
    Trump Offers Press Secretary Gig to UFC President Dana White via Truth Social Post
    Mixed reliabilityElevated risk
  34. Reddit Leans left Factuality: Mixed US
    UFC CEO Dana White declines Trump’s offer to become press secretary, source says

    submitted by /u/GenButter [link] [comments]

    Mixed reliability
  35. ESPN Center Factuality: High US
    Trump says he's asked UFC boss White to be new press secretary

    President Donald Trump said he offered the job of White House press secretary to UFC boss Dana White, an announcement that wasn't immediately confirmed.

  36. Nzherald Center Factuality: Mostly factual AU
    UFC boss Dana White offered White House press secretary job by Donald Trump

    Trump asked the Ultimate Fighting Championship boss to bring six fighters as assistants.

  37. NBC News Leans left Factuality: High US
    Trump offers press secretary position to UFC head Dana White

    President Donald Trump said that he’d offered the job of White House press secretary to the CEO and president of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, Dana White.

  38. WGRZ Not rated US
    Trump says he's asked UFC's Dana White to be his press secretary

    President Donald Trump says he's offered the job of White House press secretary to his friend and UFC boss Dana White.

  39. KING-TV Not rated US
    Trump says he's asked UFC's Dana White to be his press secretary

    President Donald Trump says he's offered the job of White House press secretary to his friend and UFC boss Dana White.

  40. Fox News Right Factuality: Mostly factual US
    JACKSON THOMPSON: Trump says he offered UFC CEO Dana White press secretary job

    President Donald Trump proposed UFC CEO Dana White as White House press secretary in a Truth Social post, naming MMA fighters as assistants.

    Elevated risk
  41. USA TODAY Leans left Factuality: High US
    Trump says UFC President Dana White offered job as WH press secretary - USA Today

    Trump says UFC President Dana White offered job as WH press secretary USA Today

  42. USA TODAY Leans left Factuality: High US
    Trump says Dana White offered job as White House press secretary - USA Today

    Trump says Dana White offered job as White House press secretary USA Today

  43. Google News Center Factuality: High US
    'Dana, please take the job!' - Trump asks UFC boss to be White House press secretary - BBC

    'Dana, please take the job!' - Trump asks UFC boss to be White House press secretary BBC Trump Asks Dana White of U.F.C. to Be His Press Secretary The New York Times Dana White responds to Donald Trump's Press Secretary job offer Yahoo Trump offers UFC chief Dana White press...

  44. BBC News Center Factuality: Very high GB
    'Dana, please take the job!' - Trump asks UFC boss to be White House press secretary

    The BBC has asked the White House and UFC whether the president's job offer is genuine.

  45. USA TODAY Leans left Factuality: High US
    Trump offers UFC's Dana White press secretary job, sparking passionate reactions - USA Today

    Trump offers UFC's Dana White press secretary job, sparking passionate reactions USA Today

  46. Journaldemontreal Center Factuality: Mostly factual CA
    Trump proposes White House spokesperson position to Dana White, boss of MMA's main federation

    Translated Trump propose le poste de porte-parole de la Maison-Blanche à Dana White, patron de la principale fédération de MMA

    Donald Trump a annoncé avoir proposé le poste de porte-parole de la Maison-Blanche à Dana White, un proche du président républicain qui dirige l'UFC.

  47. Google News Center Factuality: High US
    UFC CEO Dana White declines Trump’s offer to become press secretary, source says - CNN

    UFC CEO Dana White declines Trump’s offer to become press secretary, source says CNN Trump offers press secretary role to Dana White; UFC boss to meet President ESPN UFC Chief Dana White to Meet with Trump to Discuss Press Secretary Job WSJ Trump offers UFC chief Dana White...

  48. TMZ No political lean US
    Dana White Expected To Meet With Trump to Discuss White House Press Secretary Job Offer

    Dana White will be meeting President Donald Trump in person to discuss his offer to become the next White House Press Secretary ... TMZ has learned. Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ ... Dana is in London for his boxing match tonight but will…

  49. PBS NewsHour Leans left Factuality: Very high US
    Trump says he's asked UFC's Dana White to be his press secretary

    Trump's social media post about the offer came as his White House is in a period of major transition and struggling with his party's deep losses in Tuesday's midterm elections.

  50. Toronto Sun Leans right Factuality: Mostly factual CA
    Donald Trump offers press secretary role to UFC boss Dana White

    White House without press secretary since Oct. 16 when Katie Zacharia left after less than a week on the job

  51. FRANCE 24 English Center Factuality: High State media FR
    'A violent fighter and warrior': Trump offers press secretary role to UFC chief Dana White

    US President Donald Trump on Saturday said he was asking mixed martial arts promoter Dana White to be the new White House press secretary. Trump has repeatedly tried to hitch his MAGA brand of politics to White's enormously successful Ultimate Fighting Championship.

    State-funded media
  52. Deadline Center Factuality: High US
    UFC’s Dana White As White House Press Secretary? Trump Says “Please Take The Job!”

    Donald Trump says he has offered the job of White House press secretary to UFC President and CEO Dana White, “a violent Fighter and Warrior,” in the president’s words. It was not immediately clear whether Trump was joking, trolling, both or neither. If White accepts the gig,...

  53. The Sydney Morning Herald Leans left Factuality: High AU
    Trump offers UFC boss role of White House press secretary

    US President Donald Trump has offered the boss of UFC, Dana White, the role of White House press secretary

  54. The New York Times Left Factuality: Very high US
    Trump Asks Dana White of U.F.C. to Be His Press Secretary

    On social media, the president offered the now-vacant job of White House press secretary to Dana White, the organization’s C.E.O., and told him to bring along fighters as aides.

  55. The Globe and Mail Center Factuality: High CA
    Trump offers UFC CEO Dana White White House press secretary job

    Trump asked for six current or former UFC titleholders to join White

  56. The Seattle Times Not rated US
    Trump posts about wanting UFC’s Dana White to be his press secretary

    It wasn't clear if the offer was sincere. Trump said he had asked the "violent Fighter and Warrior" to bring "assistants."

  57. Manchestereveningnews Center Factuality: Mostly factual GB
    Donald Trump offers UFC boss Dana White job as press secretary

    The US president made the plea in a bizzare social media post

  58. Zero Hedge Right Factuality: Low US
    "Defend Us Against The Lunatic Left": Trump Wants UFC's Dana White As Press Secretary

    "Defend Us Against The Lunatic Left": Trump Wants UFC's Dana White As Press Secretary President Trump said Saturday he has offered the White House press secretary job to UFC CEO Dana White , three weeks after his last pick was pushed out five days into the job. "I am pleased...

    Low reliability sourceElevated risk
  59. TMZ No political lean US
    Trump Offers Dana White Open White House Press Secretary Role

    President Donald Trump has offered the next White House Press Secretary job to Dana White ... so sorry, Nicki Minaj! In a Truth Social post shared Saturday ... the prez wrote ... "I am pleased to announce that the Great Dana White, a violent…

  60. Raw Story Left Factuality: Mixed US
    Trump is 'spiraling into severe psychosis' as he makes shock 'trolling' job offer: critics

    President Donald Trump’s Saturday offer of the White House press secretary job to UFC boss Dana White , along with a team of mixed martial arts fighters as his “assistants,” left critics debating whether the president was joking or simply coming unglued. “I am pleased to...

    Elevated risk
  61. Variety Leans left Factuality: High US
    Trump Offers Press Secretary Role to UFC CEO Dana White, Asks That He Bring Assistants to ‘Defend Us Against the Lunatic Left’

    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 White, a violent Fighter and Warrior, has been offered the job of Press Secretary...

  62. CNBC Center Factuality: High US
    Trump offers UFC chief Dana White press secretary job

    President Donald Trump offered the job of press secretary to UFC president and CEO Dana White on Saturday.

  63. The Guardian Left Factuality: Very high GB
    Trump says he asked Dana White, UFC boss, to be his new White House press secretary

    President said the ‘violent Fighter and Warrior’ plus some UFC brawlers would ‘defend us from the Lunatic Left’ Donald Trump has offered the job of White House press secretary to Dana White, the chief executive of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, the president said in a...

  64. DW News Center Factuality: Very high DE
    Trump offers White House press secretary role to Dana White

    US President Donald Trump has offered the job of White House press secretary to Dana White, the chief executive of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

  65. Mother Jones Left Factuality: Mostly factual US
    Trump Just Offered the Press Secretary Gig to UFC’s Dana White

    President Donald Trump wants United Fighting Championship CEO Dana White to be the White House press secretary, he announced Saturday. “The Great Dana White, a violent Fighter and Warrior, has been offered the job of Press Secretary of the United States,” Trump wrote on Truth...

  66. South China Morning Post Leans right Factuality: High HK
    Trump asks UFC chief Dana White to be his new press secretary: ‘please take the job’

    US President Donald Trump announced on Saturday that he was offering a press secretary role to martial arts media magnate Dana White. “I am pleased to announce that the Great Dana White, a violent Fighter and Warrior, has been offered the job of Press Secretary of the United...

  67. News Center Factuality: Mostly factual IN
    ‘Dana, please take the job!’: Trump offers UFC chief White House press secy post - The Times of India

    ‘Dana, please take the job!’: Trump offers UFC chief White House press secy post The Times of India 'Dana, please take the job!' - Trump asks UFC boss to be White House press secretary BBC Trump offers UFC chief Dana White press secretary job CNBC Trump says he asked Dana...

  68. Techinsider No political lean US
    Trump says he offered 'violent fighter' Dana White the role of press secretary: 'Dana, please take the job!'

    President Donald Trump said Dana White would make a White House press secretary like "none other."

  69. Standard Center Factuality: Mostly factual GB
    Donald Trump offers UFC boss job as his press secretary

    The role has been vacant since mid-October, when the last incumbent Katie Zacharia left after just a few days on the job.

  70. Daily Mail Center Factuality: Mostly factual GB
    Donald Trump offers UFC chief Dana White press secretary job in bizarre replacement for fired Katie Zacharia

    In a post on Truth Social, the president wrote: 'I am pleased to announce that the Great Dana White, a violent Fighter and Warrior, has been offered the job of Press Secretary of the United States.'

  71. The Jerusalem Post Leans right Factuality: High IL
    'Please take the job': Trump offers UFC CEO Dana White position of White House Press Secretary

    White, 57, is one of Trump's closest and longest-standing friends, speaking on Trump's behalf at the Republican Party conventions in 2016, 2020, and 2024.

  72. RedState Right Factuality: Mixed US
    President Trump Announces He Has Offered the WH Press Sec Job to UFC's Dana White
    Elevated risk
  73. ABC News (Australia) Center Factuality: Very high AU
    Breaking: Trump offers press secretary role to UFC chief Dana White

    The White House has been without a press secretary since October when Katie Zacharia left the position after less than a week on the job.

  74. News Center Factuality: Mostly factual IN
    Dana, please take the job: Trump offers White House press secretary post to UFC boss - India Today

    Dana, please take the job: Trump offers White House press secretary post to UFC boss India Today 'Dana, please take the job!' - Trump asks UFC boss to be White House press secretary BBC UFC CEO Dana White declines Trump’s offer to become press secretary, source says CNN...

  75. India Today Center Factuality: High IN
    Dana, take the job: Trump offers White House press secretary post to UFC boss

    Dana take the job Trump offers White House press secretary post to UFC boss

  76. Washington Times Right Factuality: Mostly factual US
    Trump asks UFC's Dana White to be White House press secretary

    President Trump on Saturday offered UFC CEO Dana White to be his new press secretary.

  77. Reuters Center Factuality: Very high GB
    Trump offers UFC chief Dana White top communications job - Reuters

    Trump offers UFC chief Dana White top communications job Reuters

  78. Hindustan Times Center Factuality: High IN
    ‘Dana, please take the job’: Trump pitches White House press secretary role to UFC boss Dana White

    Donald Trump said he has asked UFC chief executive Dana White to serve as White House press secretary.

  79. Newsweek Center Factuality: Mostly factual US
    Trump Offers UFC CEO Dana White Press Secretary Job: ‘A Violent Fighter’

    It would mark another change in a White House press operation that has experienced unusually rapid turnover.

  80. Reddit Leans left Factuality: Mixed US
    Trump offers White House press secretary position to Dana White

    submitted by /u/TriggerHippie77 [link] [comments]

    Mixed reliability
  81. New York Post Right Factuality: Mostly factual US
    Trump offers UFC boss Dana White role of White House press secretary: ‘Please take the job!’

    Trump says he offered UFC CEO Dana White the White House press secretary job, naming fighters as aides.

    Elevated risk
  82. The Sydney Morning Herald Leans left Factuality: High AU
    Trump publicly offers UFC boss press secretary job

    In a post to Truth Social, Trump implored Ultimate Fighting Championship boss Dana White to “please take the job!”

  83. The Hill Center Factuality: High US
    Trump says he offered White House press secretary job to Dana White

    President Trump said he offered the job of White House press secretary to Dana White, president and CEO of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). In a Truth Social post on Saturday, Trump said that he requested White bring “assistants” with him and named several UFC...

  84. Google News Center Factuality: High US
    Trump offers UFC chief Dana White press secretary job - CNBC

    Trump offers UFC chief Dana White press secretary job CNBC Trump says he offered White House press secretary job to Dana White The Hill Trump offers UFC chief Dana White top communications job Reuters 'Please take the job!' - Trump asks UFC boss Dane White to be White House...

  85. WSNS-TV Not rated US
    Trump offers the president of the UFC to be press secretary of the White House

    Translated Trump le ofrece al presidente de la UFC ser secretario de prensa de la Casa Blanca

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