
US President Donald Trump says he has asked UFC boss Dana White to become White House spokesman and wants six current or former UFC titleholders as assistants, including Islam Makhachev, Khabib Nurmagomedov, Justin Gaethje, Daniel Cormier, Kayla Harrison and Amanda Nunes.
AI-generated summary
US President Donald Trump announced on his Truth Social platform that he would ask UFC boss Dana White to serve as White House spokesman and bring along six current or former UFC titleholders as assistants.
Washington. US President Donald Trump has said he has asked martial arts promoter Dana White to take over as White House spokesman. White, the head of the combat sports organization Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), should also bring some fighters with him as assistants, "even if some are not from our country," Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform on Saturday. White is a “violent fighter and warrior.” “We need these people to defend ourselves against the crazy left,” the president said.
Trump wrote that he wanted six current or former UFC titleholders at White's side, including the two athletes Islam Makhachev and Khabib Nurmagomedov from the Russian region of Dagestan. He also named US-born Justin Gaethje, Daniel Cormier and “Kayla Harris”, which probably meant Kayla Harrison. Trump also cited Brazilian native Amanda Nunes, who received US citizenship last year.

US President Donald Trump has offered UFC boss Dana White the White House spokesman position, as he wrote on Truth Social. CNN later reported that White declined. The position has been vacant for weeks.

In the midterm elections last Tuesday, Democratic candidates clearly beat Trump's Republicans and will gain a majority in Congress from January. Democrats want to reassert oversight of the government, while Attorney General Todd Blanche criticized the announcements and Trump accused Democrats of sending threatening letters.
US President Donald Trump says he has asked UFC boss Dana White to become White House spokesman and wants to bring along six current or former UFC titleholders as assistants, including Islam Makhachev, Khabib Nurmagomedov, Justin Gaethje, Daniel Cormier, Kayla Harrison and Amanda Nunes.

Israeli President Isaac Herzog has tasked opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot with forming a government. 67 of the 120 MPs voted for Eisenkot, 46 for incumbent Benjamin Netanyahu. A majority of 61 seats is required; Arab parties with 19 seats do not automatically support Eisenkot.

President Isaac Herzog has tasked Gadi Eisenkot with forming a government in Israel. At the consultations, parties backed Eisenkot with 67 of the 120 parliamentary seats, while Benjamin Netanyahu had 46 MPs behind him. Eisenkot has 28 days to gather a majority of at least 61 MPs, with a possible one-time extension of 14 days.

Following the Republican defeat in the November 3 midterm elections, Donald Trump appointed Stephen Miller as White House chief of staff and fired Susie Wiles. Miller, architect of the controversial immigration policy, is considered a polarizing figure. Critics, including former Senator Thom Tillis, warn that the next two years will be confrontational.