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Trump says ‘only kidding’ about naming UFC’s Dana White as press secretary

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US President Donald Trump said he was only kidding when he suggested UFC CEO Dana White could become his next White House press secretary, after a social media post stirred speculation about recruiting his ally.

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Trump made the suggestion on social media a day earlier, prompting speculation about recruiting UFC CEO Dana White as White House press secretary as Democrats prepare to take control of Congress.

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US President Donald Trump on Sunday said he was “only kidding” when he suggested UFC CEO Dana White could become his next White House press secretary, after a social media post a day earlier stirred speculation about recruiting his feisty ally and signalled a combative approach to dealing with Democrats as they prepare to take control of Congress.

Trump said White, a prominent supporter, “loves the idea” of taking the job but insisted he had not been serious about the prospect, describing the suggestion as “just a little fun”.

“I will tell you, I was only kidding,” Trump told reporters, explaining that he had posted photographs of prominent UFC fighters as potential assistants to White as part of the joke.

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