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Trump says he was 'kidding' about Dana White press secretary offer
Trump initially asked the UFC boss to be press secretary on Saturday
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.
Trump told the media on Sunday that White "loves the idea" but that the invitation was "just a little fun".
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."
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.
On Sunday Trump told reporters White was visiting him on Monday for "other reasons".
"I think he's going to be in Washington. So he's going to come over and see me.
"I will tell you, I was only kidding. But Dana loves the idea. And there's only one Dana. He's great," the president said.
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.
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.