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Trump says he was joking about offering UFC’s Dana White the press secretary job

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President Donald Trump said Sunday that he was joking when he announced on social media that he had offered UFC chief Dana White the White House press secretary job. “I will tell you, I was only kidding,” Trump said, pointing to fighters he had named as White’s would-be assistants. Newsweek reports the offer was posted on Truth Social on Friday, and that the press secretary role has been empty for a few weeks, after Katie Zacharia held it for five days last month. Fox News reports that Trump said White is coming to the White House on Monday for other reasons. Trump also said White “loves the idea.”

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What happened

Key points

Each point shows who reports it, from Far Left to Far Right.

  1. Trump said on Sunday that he was joking when he offered Dana White the White House press secretary job.

    Reported byLeft1Center1Far Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    Bloomberg
    Center
    Newsweek
    Far Right
    Fox News

  2. Trump announced the offer on social media, and Newsweek says the post was on Truth Social on Friday.

    Reported byCenter1Far Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Center
    Newsweek
    Far Right
    Fox News

  3. The White House press secretary role has been vacant for a few weeks, after Katie Zacharia held it for five days last month.

    One outletNewsweek· Center

  4. Trump said White is visiting the White House on Monday for other reasons.

    One outletFox News· Far Right

How each side tells it

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Left, center and right all report that Trump said Sunday he was joking about offering White the press secretary job. The headlines differ mainly in emphasis: Bloomberg and Fox quote “only kidding” directly, while Newsweek uses “kidding” and adds context about the vacant role.

  • the left

    1 outlet

    Bloomberg’s headline reports Trump’s claim as a plain statement that he was only joking about offering White the spokesman job, quoting his words without added framing.

    Trump Says He Was Joking About UFC’s Dana White as Spokesman
    BloombergLeftAll left-leaning headlines

  • the center

    1 outlet

    Newsweek’s headline states that Trump said he was kidding, and its coverage adds that the press secretary job has been vacant since a short tenure.

    Trump Says He Was ‘Kidding’ About Dana White Press Secretary Job
    NewsweekCenterAll center headlines

  • the right

    1 outlet

    Fox News’s headline quotes Trump’s words “only kidding” and reports them as his explanation, with the fighter lineup and White’s Monday visit in the coverage.

    Trump says he was ‘only kidding’ about making Dana White press secretary
    Fox NewsFar RightAll right-leaning headlines

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Side by side

What each side leads with and what it leaves out. Open a side to read its headlines.

From the left

1 outlet

Leads with

  • Trump’s own account of the offer
  • The joke claim as the central point

Leaves out

  • The fighter lineup Trump named as White’s assistants

Reported by other sides, not found in this side’s coverage.

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  • BloombergLeft

    Trump Says He Was Joking About UFC’s Dana White as Spokesman

    President Donald Trump said he was “only kidding” when he offered the job of White House Press Secretary to UFC chief Dana White.

    Read at Bloomberg (opens in a new tab)

From the center

1 outlet

Leads with

  • The Truth Social post announcing the offer
  • The press secretary role being vacant

Leaves out

  • The fighter lineup Trump named as White’s assistants

Reported by other sides, not found in this side’s coverage.

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  • NewsweekCenter

    Trump Says He Was ‘Kidding’ About Dana White Press Secretary Job

    The president said he had offered the job, vacant for the past few weeks, to the UFC CEO in a Truth Social post Friday.

    Read at Newsweek (opens in a new tab)

From the right

1 outlet

Leads with

  • Trump’s explanation that he was only kidding
  • The fighters Trump named as White’s assistants
  • White’s planned Monday visit
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The left is Far Left and Left together. The right is Right and Far Right together. Every outlet keeps its own five-point rating.

Who reported it when

How the coverage built up

  • Left

    6 min later

    Its first report, Nov 8, 6:52 PM EST

  • Center

    First to report

    Newsweek, Nov 8, 6:46 PM EST

  • Right

    21 min later

    Its first report, Nov 8, 7:06 PM EST

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  1. NewsweekCenterNov 8, 6:46 PM EST
  2. BloombergLeftNov 8, 6:52 PM EST
  3. Fox NewsFar RightNov 8, 7:06 PM EST

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