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Dana White, president of the UFC, smiling, in a black jacket and black T-shirt, against a plain grey background; AI-extended version of a photograph taken in Baku in June 2025.
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Will UFC's Dana White be Trump's press secretary?

United States

Told by 22 newspapers in 14 countries, between 01:00 and 22:00 on 8 November 2026.

In this story

The headline in each newspaper

In short

Donald Trump reportedly offered UFC chief Dana White the job of White House press secretary, according to several headlines.123 Dana White said he will meet Trump on Monday to discuss the offer.456 Trump later said he was only kidding about the offer, according to ABC News and CBC News.78

AIMade at 00:06, only from the headlines. Each number links to the source headline. Written when the story had 15 newspapers; it is redone when new newspapers join. How it is made

Compare the papers

What newspapers from several countries agree on, where the accounts differ and who is involved, so each reader can draw their own conclusions.

Common ground

  • Donald Trump said he was “only kidding” when he floated Dana White, UFC chief executive, as his next White House press secretary.123+36 newspapers from 4 countries

Where accounts differ

  • Al Jazeera asks whether the suggestion was a joke or a test, a framing the other headlines do not use.7

Who is involved

  • Donald Trump, President of the United States, made the suggestion and then said he was joking.1245
  • Dana White, UFC chief executive, is the person floated for the role; the headlines do not report his position.13

Background

  • 2001Dana White has been president and chief executive of the UFC since the Fertitta brothers bought it in 2001, and the UFC was sold in 2016 to a consortium led by WME-IMG.W
  • 2017Sarah Huckabee Sanders was White House press secretary from 2017 to 2019 and is currently governor of Arkansas.W
  • 2025Donald Trump has served his second term as president of the United States since January 20, 2025.W

AIMade at 00:56 from 8 headlines from 5 countries; the background, from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Each number links to the source. Rules

The headlines, side by side

Each headline is the original, as the newspaper published it, in the order it arrived. The selection follows the public grouping rule, with no AI.

Highlighted words are used only by that newspaper, among the headlines in the same language. They show what each one chose to stress.

  • Mainichi · Japan · 01:45UFC's Dana White says he will meet with Trump Monday over offer to be White House press secretaryRead at the newspaper ↗
  • Al Jazeera (state media) · Qatar · 03:35Trump asks UFC chief Dana White to be White House press secretaryRead at the newspaper ↗
  • CGTN (state media) · China · 03:06Trump offers UFC CEO Dana White White House press secretary jobRead at the newspaper ↗
  • ANSA · Italy · 03:45Media: 'Dana White incontrerà Trump alla Casa Bianca lunedì'Read at the newspaper ↗
  • The Guardian · United Kingdom · 04:50Trump says he asked Dana White, UFC boss, to be his new White House press secretaryRead at the newspaper ↗
  • Geo News · Pakistan · 05:45Trump offers White House press secretary job to UFC CEO Dana WhiteRead at the newspaper ↗
  • Sky News · United Kingdom · 05:35Trump asks UFC boss Dana White to be his new press secretaryRead at the newspaper ↗
  • NPR · United States · 07:45UFC's Dana White says he will meet with Trump Monday over offer to be White House press secretaryRead at the newspaper ↗
  • The Sydney Morning Herald · Australia · 07:55Trump offers UFC boss Dana White job of White House press secretaryRead at the newspaper ↗
  • Rappler · Philippines · 08:00Trump offers White House press secretary job to UFC CEO Dana WhiteRead at the newspaper ↗
  • The National (state media) · United Arab Emirates · 16:50Will UFC's Dana White be Trump's press secretary?Read at the newspaper ↗
  • Folha de S.Paulo · Brazil · 17:15Trump diz querer o chefe do UFC, Dana White, como secretário de imprensa da Casa BrancaRead at the newspaper ↗
  • ABC News · Australia · 23:55Breaking: Trump says he was 'kidding' about offering Dana White press secretary jobRead at the newspaper ↗
  • Fox News · United States · 00:15Trump says he was ‘only kidding’ about making Dana White press secretaryRead at the newspaper ↗
  • CBC News · Canada · 00:00Trump now says he was 'only kidding' about wanting UFC's Dana White as press secretaryRead at the newspaper ↗
  • South China Morning Post · Hong Kong · 00:40Trump says ‘only kidding’ about naming UFC’s Dana White as press secretaryRead at the newspaper ↗
  • The New York Times · United States · 01:15Trump Was ‘Only Kidding’ in Asking Dana White to Be His Press SecretaryRead at the newspaper ↗
  • The Indian Express · India · 07:00‘Of course, I was kidding’: Donald Trump on US press secretary offer to UFC chief Dana WhiteRead at the newspaper ↗
  • Dawn · Pakistan · 08:40Trump says he was 'only kidding' about naming UFC CEO as White House press secretaryRead at the newspaper ↗
  • BBC News · United Kingdom · 09:00Trump says he was 'kidding' about Dana White press secretary offerRead at the newspaper ↗
  • PBS NewsHour · United States · 16:30Trump says idea to make UFC's Dana White his press secretary 'just a little fun'Read at the newspaper ↗
  • CBS News · United States · 22:55Watch: Trump gives post-midterm press briefing, alongside Dana WhiteRead at the newspaper ↗

Words in common

  • press
  • dana
  • white
  • secretary