Dana White rejected Trump press secretary offer, Today reports

Omarosa Manigault Newman interprets the reported offer as reality-TV-style casting, then raises concerns about Stephen Miller's new role.

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Dana White rejects Donald Trump's White House press secretary offer

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0:00The host cites CNN in reporting that Dana White rejected Trump's offer to become White House press secretary.
1:06Manigault Newman argues that Trump will approach staffing his remaining term like casting The Apprentice.
2:21Recalling meetings with Stephen Miller, she expresses concern about his influence as chief of staff.
3:45She interprets Trump's proposed architectural projects as an extension of his developer's branding instincts.

Dana White has turned down Donald Trump's offer to become White House press secretary, a Today host reports, citing CNN, in a segment carried by Australian broadcaster 9 News Australia.

The report adds a rejection to the public discussion of an unusual potential appointment: putting the head of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, the mixed martial arts organisation, behind the White House briefing podium. The segment presents the development through the host's account rather than a statement from White himself.

Joining from Jacksonville, Florida, former Trump aide Omarosa Manigault Newman argues that the president is approaching staffing like a television producer. She knows both settings: she appeared on The Apprentice and later worked in his first administration.

"He's going to cast his last two years like he would cast the next season of The Apprentice," she says.

The interview follows Republican losses in the midterm elections. Manigault Newman describes Trump as angry and cornered, warning that his response could bring instability. Those are her assessments of the president, not announcements of administration policy.

The hosts then turn to Stephen Miller's move to White House chief of staff. Recalling meetings in which she sat beside him, Manigault Newman describes him as deeply oppositional and expresses concern about the influence he could exert over Trump's foreign-policy decisions.

A final question shifts from personnel to construction: Trump's interest in a ballroom, an arch and a reflecting pool. Manigault Newman interprets the projects as a return to his property-development and branding instincts, with physical landmarks offering a way to leave his name behind.