Claims extracted
22
sentences that state something as happening or true
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0 of 22 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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Politics
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US President Donald Trump has said he "was kidding" about asking Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) boss Dana White to be the White House press secretary.
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he → publish → White
Trump told the media on Sunday that White "loves the idea" but that the invitation was "just a little fun".
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invitation → tell → idea
It comes after the president posted on his Truth Social platform on Saturday that he had offered White the role, asking him to take it while writing, "Dana will be a Press Secretary like none other."
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Dana → come → none
White said later that day he was going to meet the president on Monday, but would not be drawn into whether or not he would take the vacant position.
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he → say → position
On Sunday Trump told reporters White was visiting him on Monday for "other reasons".
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White → tell → reasons
"I think he's going to be in Washington.
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he → think → Washington
So he's going to come over and see me.
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he → go → me
"I will tell you, I was only kidding.
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I → tell → you
But Dana loves the idea.
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Dana → love → idea
He's great," the president said.
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president → say → ?
The press secretary role is yet to be filled after it became vacant in October when Katie Zacharia quit after less than five days in the job.
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Zacharia → fill → job
She took over from Karoline Leavitt, who was the youngest press secretary in US history and had held the role since Trump began his second term.
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Trump → take → term
Trump's job offer came after a heavy loss in the midterm elections, where the Republican Party lost its majority in both houses of Congress.
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Party → come → Congress
In his Truth Social post on Saturday, he said he was "pleased to announce" that White "has been offered the job".
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White → say → job
He said he had asked White to bring with him several current and former mixed martial arts fighters as "assistants".
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he → say → assistants
"We need these people to defend us against the Lunatic Left," he wrote.
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he → need → Left
Asked about the Trump offer at a news conference on Saturday, the UFC chief executive said he had "lot of jobs already".
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he → ask → jobs
"I'm sure we'll have something to talk about after that," he said of their planned Monday meeting, but did not say whether or not he would take the job.
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he → have → job
White leads UFC, and PowerSlap , a regulated slap-fighting promotion league, as well as recently launching promotion company Zuffa Boxing.
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White → lead → Boxing
White appeared as a speaker in support of Trump's White House campaigns at the Republican National Conventions in 2016, 2020 and 2024.
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White → appear → 2016
He also appeared on stage for Trump's victory speech in the 2024 presidential election.
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He → appear → election
This summer, the UFC staged a cage match on the White House lawn.
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UFC → stag → lawn
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