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("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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A new favorite has emerged to become the next White House press secretary after President Donald Trump offered the job to UFC CEO Dana White — then said he was joking.
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he → emerge → White
Danielle Alvarez, a former senior adviser to Trump’s 2024 campaign, led the online prediction market Kalshi on Monday with a 20 percent chance of landing the role.
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Alvarez → lead → role
Deputy Press Secretary Anna Kelly followed at 16 percent.
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Kelly → follow → percent
Alvarez previously served as a senior adviser to the Republican National Committee and was seen traveling with Trump in September and October.
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Alvarez → serve → September
Kelly, however, held the lead on rival prediction market Polymarket, where traders put her chances at 15 percent.
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traders → hold → percent
The speculation comes after Trump said Saturday that he had offered UFC president and CEO Dana White the job of press secretary.
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he → come → secretary
The announcement came days after Democrats reclaimed the House and Senate in the midterm elections.
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Democrats → come → elections
“I am pleased to announce that the Great Dana White, a violent Fighter and Warrior, has been offered the job of Press Secretary of the United States,” Trump wrote on Truth Social.
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Trump → announce → Social
Trump also named six prominent mixed martial arts fighters he wanted White to bring on as assistants, including fighters from Russia and Brazil.
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White → name → Russia
White responded by posting an image of himself in the White House press room with the caption: “On to the next chapter.”
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White → respond → chapter
Later, White noted that he had “a lot of jobs already” at a UFC press conference but said he would meet with Trump to discuss the role Monday, The Wall Street Journal reported.
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Journal → note → role
By Sunday, Trump said the offer had been a joke.
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offer → say → Sunday
“I will tell you, I was only kidding,” he told reporters.
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he → tell → reporters
Online sleuths also speculated that the offer was a case of mistaken identity and that Trump had intended to offer the job to Dana W. White, a former chief Pentagon spokesperson.
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Trump → speculate → White
The Independent has contacted the White House for comment.
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Independent → contact → comment
The White House has been without a press secretary since Katie Zacharia was fired last month, following a debut briefing that lasted just 14 minutes and drew criticism from both Democrats and Republicans.
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that → fire → Democrats
“No wonder that poor young woman — she was a perfect, beautiful woman — when she walked into that press room and they started screaming at her, she freaked out,” Trump said.
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Trump → walk → her
Defending herself, Zacharia said she was not given enough time to prepare.
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she → defend → time
Her predecessor, Karoline Leavitt, served as the president’s chief spokesperson for 19 months before leaving in August to spend more time with her family.
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predecessor → serve → family
During his first term, the president had four press secretaries: Sean Spicer, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Stephanie Grisham and Kayleigh McEnany.
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president → have → secretaries
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