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. — **Archive portrait** · Photo: Serviço de Imprensa do Presidente do Azerbaijão, CC BY 4.0 · Image credits

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Will UFC's Dana White be Trump's press secretary?

Told by 23 newspapers in 15 countries, between 23:00 and 22:00 on 7 November 2026.

In this story

The headline in each newspaper

TASS (STATE MEDIA): UFC chief turned down offer to become White House press secretary — CNN
THE TIMES OF ISRAEL: Trump offers White House press secretary post to UFC chief Dana White
CBC NEWS: UFC boss Dana White says he's meeting with Trump after press secretary job offer

In short

Trump reportedly offered UFC chief Dana White the White House press secretary post, according to several headlines.1 2 3 4 5 According to CNN, cited by TASS, White turned the offer down; other headlines say only that he will meet Trump on Monday.6 7 8 Some headlines also highlight that Trump urged criminal probes into Democrats.9 10

AIMade at 22:16, 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 UFC president Dana White as the next White House press secretary.1 2 3 +710 newspapers from 7 countries

Where accounts differ

Al Jazeera frames the suggestion as a question, asking whether it was a joke or a test, while the other headlines present it as a joke Trump admitted to.11

Who is involved

Donald Trump is the one who floated the suggestion and then described it as a joke, according to the headlines.1 2 5 7
Dana White is named as the person the suggestion concerned, but the headlines do not report his position on it.1 3 7

Background

2016Wikipedia states that Dana White is president and CEO of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), which was sold in 2016 to a consortium led by WME-IMG.W
2026The White House press secretary post is a senior role that does not require Senate confirmation, and Wikipedia says it has been vacant since October 16, 2026.W

AIMade at 16:11 from 11 headlines from 8 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.

TASS (state media) · Russia · 23:01UFC chief turned down offer to become White House press secretary — CNNRead at the newspaper ↗
The Times of Israel · Israel · 00:50Trump offers White House press secretary post to UFC chief Dana WhiteRead at the newspaper ↗
CBC News · Canada · 00:40UFC boss Dana White says he's meeting with Trump after press secretary job offerRead at the newspaper ↗
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 ↗
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 ↗
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

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secretary
dana
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