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Trump says he was ‘kidding’ about Dana White for press secretary

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from The Hill · North America

President Trump said on Sunday that he offered UFC CEO Dana White the White House press secretary role as a joke. “I will tell you, I was only kidding,” Trump told reporters in West Palm Beach, Florida. “But Dana loves the idea, and there’s only one Dana, and he’s great.” The president then appeared to…

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