Trump offers White House spokesperson job to UFC chief Dana White
President Donald Trump said on Saturday that he asked Dana White, CEO of the UFC, to become White House spokesperson, replacing Katie Zakaria, who was dismissed shortly after taking the job. RT Arabic, citing CNN and a source familiar with the matter, reported that White turned the offer down.
Why it matters
The White House spokesperson conveys the administration's positions to the media and serves as a main public face of its policies before the global press. The fate of the offer remains unconfirmed officially, given reports that White declined it.
Background
Dana White is the chief executive of UFC, a mixed martial arts organization. The White House spokesperson is the official who presents the administration's positions to reporters and the public.
How outlets covered it
All three outlets agreed that Trump said on Saturday that he offered the post to White. CNN Arabic focused on the dismissal of Katie Zakaria, saying it came in record time after she took the job. Sky News Arabia reported Trump's statement and noted that White would succeed Zakaria (spelling her name Zakaria in its own transliteration), without mentioning why she left or how White responded. RT Arabic made White's refusal the headline, attributing it to CNN citing a source familiar with the matter; the CNN Arabic text provided does not mention a refusal.
How outlets headlined it
- CNN بالعربيةترامب يقترح تعيين رئيس بطولة "القتال النهائي" دانا وايت متحدثًا للبيت الأبيض
- روسيا اليوم (RT Arabic)دانا وايت يرفض عرض ترامب لتولي منصب المتحدث باسم البيت الأبيض
- سكاي نيوز عربيةترامب يعرض منصب متحدثه على رئيس بطولة قتالية
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