Dana White declined Trump's press secretary offer, CNN reports

Julia Benbrook's report adds a source's account of a refusal to White's public remarks about meeting the president on Monday.

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Trump offers UFC CEO Dana White press secretary job

Dana White has turned down Donald Trump's offer to become White House press secretary, CNN reports, citing a source familiar with the matter. The UFC chief's public response was less definitive: he pointed to his existing jobs and said a meeting with the president was scheduled.

CNN correspondent Julia Benbrook shows Trump's Truth Social post praising White and offering him the position. Her report adds the source's account of a refusal, rather than treating White's willingness to meet as evidence that he would accept the job.

"I'm going to meet with him. We have a meeting on Monday so, I'm sure I'll have more to talk about," White says in the press-conference footage.

The report drew about 519,000 views since yesterday. Benbrook places the offer within Trump's difficulty filling the press secretary position and the political pressure he faces following Democrats' congressional gains. The distinction in her account is clear: a meeting was publicly acknowledged by White; the refusal is attributed to CNN's source.

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