🧵 Saga file #174
Trump press secretary search
Nov 7, 2 PM ET to Nov 11, 1 AM ET · 🔴 on the front pages now
🧩 2 parts so far 📰 56 outlets carried a part ⚖️ 🫏26 · 10 · 19🐘 left · center · right ⏱️ 3.5 days running so far 📺 79 min of TV captions 📻 14 radio newscasts 🧶 285 people retold it online
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each part on the front pages, hour by hour
Nov 8 12 PM Nov 9 12 PM Nov 10 12 PM Nov 11 25 50 Trump offers press secretary role to Dana White, who declines Trump's press secretary shortlist features MAGA radio host
Front pages carrying each part at each hourly run, Nov 7, 2 PM to Nov 11, 1 AM ET (peak 50), stacked by part:
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Nov 8 12 PM Nov 9 12 PM Nov 10 12 PM Nov 11 1. Trump offers press secretary role…Trump offers press secretary role to Dana White, who declines Trump offers press secretary role to Dana White, who declines: Nov 7, 2 PM to Nov 11, 1 AM ET, 56 outlets 2. Trump's press secretary shortlist…Trump's press secretary shortlist features MAGA radio host Trump's press secretary shortlist features MAGA radio host: Nov 10, 11 PM to Nov 11, 1 AM ET, 6 outlets 📺 TV CNN, Nov 7, 4:22 PM ET: TRUMP: I'VE OFFERED PRESS SECRETARY JOB TO DANA WHITE CNN, Nov 7, 4:23 PM ET: TRUMP: I'VE OFFERED PRESS SECRETARY JOB TO DANA WHITE CNN, Nov 7, 5:04 PM ET: SOURCE: UFC'S DANA WHITE DECLINES TRUMP'S OFFER TO BECOME WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY CNN, Nov 7, 5:05 PM ET: SOURCE: UFC'S DANA WHITE DECLINES TRUMP'S OFFER TO BECOME WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY BBC News, Nov 7, 5:21 PM ET: Trump asks UFC boss to be White House press sec BBC News, Nov 7, 5:22 PM ET: Trump asks UFC boss to be White House press sec BBC News, Nov 7, 5:23 PM ET: Trump asks UFC boss to be White House press sec BBC News, Nov 7, 5:25 PM ET: Trump asks UFC boss to be White House press sec BBC News, Nov 7, 6:23 PM ET: Trump asks UFC boss to be White House press sec BBC News, Nov 7, 6:24 PM ET: Trump asks UFC boss to be White House press sec BBC News, Nov 7, 6:24 PM ET: Dana White declines White House press sec job BBC News, Nov 7, 6:25 PM ET: Dana White declines White House press sec job CNN, Nov 7, 7:03 PM ET: SOURCE: UFC'S DANA WHITE DECLINES TRUMP'S OFFER TO BECOME WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY CNN, Nov 7, 7:04 PM ET: SOURCE: UFC'S DANA WHITE DECLINES TRUMP'S OFFER TO BECOME WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY BBC News, Nov 7, 7:16 PM ET: Trump asks UFC boss to be White House press sec BBC News, Nov 7, 7:17 PM ET: Trump asks UFC boss to be White House press sec BBC News, Nov 7, 7:17 PM ET: Dana White tells BBC he plans to meet President Trump BBC News, Nov 7, 7:19 PM ET: Dana White tells BBC he plans to meet President Trump BBC News, Nov 7, 7:20 PM ET: Dana White tells BBC he plans to meet President Trump BBC News, Nov 7, 8:14 PM ET: Dana White won't rule out White House press sec job BBC News, Nov 7, 8:15 PM ET: Dana White tells BBC he plans to meet President Trump BBC News, Nov 7, 8:15 PM ET: Trump asks UFC boss to be White House press sec BBC News, Nov 7, 8:16 PM ET: Trump asks UFC boss to be White House press sec BBC News, Nov 7, 8:17 PM ET: Dana White tells BBC he plans to meet President Trump BBC News, Nov 7, 8:17 PM ET: Dana White won't rule out White House press sec job BBC News, Nov 7, 9:10 PM ET: Dana White won't rule out White House press sec job BBC News, Nov 7, 9:11 PM ET: Dana White tells BBC he plans to meet President Trump BBC News, Nov 7, 9:11 PM ET: Trump and Dana White have long been friends BBC News, Nov 7, 9:11 PM ET: Dana White won't rule out White House press sec job BBC News, Nov 7, 9:12 PM ET: Dana White won't rule out White House press sec job BBC News, Nov 7, 9:12 PM ET: Trump asks UFC boss to be White House press sec BBC News, Nov 7, 9:13 PM ET: Trump asks UFC boss to be White House press sec BBC News, Nov 7, 9:13 PM ET: Dana White tells BBC he plans to meet President Trump BBC News, Nov 7, 9:14 PM ET: Dana White tells BBC he plans to meet President Trump BBC News, Nov 7, 9:14 PM ET: Trump asks UFC boss to be White House press sec Fox News, Nov 7, 9:33 PM ET: TRUMP OFFERS UFC CHIEF DANA WHITE PRESS SECRETARY JOB CNN, Nov 7, 10:04 PM ET: SOURCE: UFC'S DANA WHITE DECLINES TRUMP'S OFFER TO BECOME WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY CNN, Nov 7, 10:05 PM ET: SOURCE: UFC'S DANA WHITE DECLINES TRUMP'S OFFER TO BECOME WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY BBC News, Nov 7, 10:08 PM ET: Trump asks UFC boss to be White House press sec BBC News, Nov 7, 10:09 PM ET: Trump asks UFC boss to be White House press sec BBC News, Nov 7, 10:11 PM ET: Trump asks UFC boss to be White House press sec BBC News, Nov 7, 10:12 PM ET: Trump asks UFC boss to be White House press sec BBC News, Nov 7, 10:13 PM ET: Trump asks UFC boss to be White House press sec BBC News, Nov 7, 11:08 PM ET: Trump asks UFC boss to be White House press sec BBC News, Nov 7, 11:10 PM ET: Trump asks UFC boss to be White House press sec BBC News, Nov 7, 11:11 PM ET: Trump asks UFC boss to be White House press sec BBC News, Nov 7, 11:12 PM ET: Trump asks UFC boss to be White House press sec BBC News, Nov 8, 12:01 AM ET: Trump offers White House press secretary job to UFC CEO Dana White BBC News, Nov 8, 12:15 AM ET: Trump asks UFC boss to be White House press sec BBC News, Nov 8, 12:16 AM ET: Trump asks UFC boss to be White House press sec BBC News, Nov 8, 12:17 AM ET: Trump asks UFC boss to be White House press sec BBC News, Nov 8, 12:19 AM ET: Trump asks UFC boss to be White House press sec BBC News, Nov 8, 2:01 AM ET: White House press secretary? BBC News, Nov 8, 2:08 AM ET: Trump asks UFC boss to be White House press sec BBC News, Nov 8, 2:09 AM ET: Trump asks UFC boss to be White House press sec BBC News, Nov 8, 2:09 AM ET: Trump and Dana White have long been friends BBC News, Nov 8, 2:11 AM ET: Trump and Dana White have long been friends BBC News, Nov 8, 2:12 AM ET: Trump asks UFC boss to be White House press sec BBC News, Nov 8, 2:12 AM ET: Trump and Dana White have long been friends BBC News, Nov 8, 2:13 AM ET: Trump asks UFC boss to be White House press sec CNN, Nov 8, 4:05 AM ET: SOURCE: DANA WHITE TURNS DOWN TRUMP'S PRESS SECRETARY OFFER BBC News, Nov 8, 4:31 AM ET: Next press secretary BBC News, Nov 8, 4:33 AM ET: UFC boss asked to be White House press sec BBC News, Nov 8, 4:34 AM ET: UFC boss asked to be White House press sec BBC News, Nov 8, 5:01 AM ET: Trump offers White House press secretary job to UFC CEO Dana White BBC News, Nov 8, 5:10 AM ET: UFC boss asked to be White House press sec BBC News, Nov 8, 5:11 AM ET: UFC boss asked to be White House press sec BBC News, Nov 8, 5:12 AM ET: UFC boss asked to be White House press sec CNN, Nov 8, 5:16 AM ET: SOURCE: DANA WHITE TURNS DOWN TRUMP'S PRESS SECRETARY OFFER BBC News, Nov 8, 2:18 PM ET: UFC boss asked to be White House press sec CNN, Nov 8, 2:21 PM ET: SOURCE: UFC CEO DANA WHITE DECLINES TRUMP'S PRESS SECRETARY OFFER CNN, Nov 8, 2:22 PM ET: SOURCE: UFC CEO DANA WHITE DECLINES TRUMP'S PRESS SECRETARY OFFER CNN, Nov 8, 2:22 PM ET: SOURCE: UFC CEO DANA WHITE DECLINES TRUMP'S PRESS SECRETARY OFFER BBC News, Nov 8, 4:25 PM ET: UFC boss asked to be White House press sec CNN, Nov 8, 4:26 PM ET: SOURCE: UFC CEO DANA WHITE DECLINES TRUMP'S PRESS SECRETARY OFFER CNN, Nov 8, 4:26 PM ET: UFC CEO DANA WHITE SAYS HE'S TRAVELING TO WH TO MEET TRUMP AND DISCUSS PRESS SECRETARY JOB OFFER CNN, Nov 8, 4:26 PM ET: SOURCE: UFC CEO DANA WHITE DECLINES TRUMP'S PRESS SECRETARY OFFER CNN, Nov 8, 4:27 PM ET: UFC CEO DANA WHITE SAYS HE'S TRAVELING TO WH TO MEET TRUMP AND DISCUSS PRESS SECRETARY JOB OFFER MSNOW, Nov 8, 4:35 PM ET: TRUMP OFFERS WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY JOB TO UFC'S DANA WHITE Fox News, Nov 8, 6:24 PM ET: TRUMP I WAS ONLY KIDDING ABOUT DANA WHITE Fox News, Nov 8, 6:34 PM ET: BREAKING NEWS | TRUMP: A LOT OF PEOPLE DIDN'T LIKE MY COMMENT CNN, Nov 8, 7:13 PM ET: TRUMP "JUST KIDDING" ABOUT WH JOB OFFER FOR HEAD OF UFC CNN, Nov 8, 7:13 PM ET: TRUMP "JUST KIDDING" ABOUT WH JOB OFFER FOR HEAD OF UFC CNN, Nov 8, 7:36 PM ET: TRUMP "JUST KIDDING" ABOUT WH JOB OFFER FOR HEAD OF UFC CNN, Nov 8, 7:45 PM ET: TRUMP "JUST KIDDING" ABOUT WH JOB OFFER FOR HEAD OF UFC CNN, Nov 8, 7:46 PM ET: "I WAS KIDDING": TRUMP SAYS POST BEGGING UFC CEO TO TAKE PRESS SECRETARY JOB WAS NOT SERIOUS CNN, Nov 8, 7:46 PM ET: TRUMP "JUST KIDDING" ABOUT WH JOB OFFER FOR HEAD OF UFC. Brian Stelter | @WN Chief Media Analyst CNN, Nov 8, 7:46 PM ET: TRUMP "JUST KIDDING" ABOUT WH JOB OFFER FOR HEAD OF UFC CNN, Nov 8, 7:47 PM ET: "I WAS KIDDING": TRUMP SAYS POST BEGGING UFC CEO TO TAKE PRESS SECRETARY JOB WAS NOT SERIOUS Fox News, Nov 8, 8:30 PM ET: TRUMP: WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY JOB OFFER TO UFC CEO DANA WHITE WASN'T REAL CNN, Nov 9, 5:23 AM ET: Trump says He Was "Only Quidding" About Dana White Job Offer MSNOW, Nov 9, 5:31 AM ET: TRUMP: "ONLY KIDDING" ABOUT MAKING DANA WHITE MSNOW, Nov 9, 5:32 AM ET: TRUMP: "ONLY KIDDING" ABOUT MAKING DANA WHITE MSNOW, Nov 9, 5:33 AM ET: TRUMP: "ONLY KIDDING" ABOUT MAKING DANA WHITE Fox News, Nov 9, 5:56 AM ET: TRUMP SET TO MEET WITH UFC BOSS DANA WHITE Fox News, Nov 9, 5:56 AM ET: TRUMP CLARIFIES DANA WHITE PRESS SECRETARY JOKE Fox News, Nov 9, 5:57 AM ET: TRUMP SET TO MEET WITH UFC BOSS DANA WHITE Fox News, Nov 9, 6:14 AM ET: TODAY: TRUMP MEETS DANA WHITE AFTER ADMITTING PRESS SECRETARY OFFER WAS A JOKE CNN, Nov 9, 6:56 AM ET: TRUMP ON DANA WHITE PRESS SECY. OFFER: "I WAS ONLY KIDDING" CNN, Nov 9, 6:57 AM ET: TRUMP ON DANA WHITE PRESS SECY. OFFER: "I WAS ONLY KIDDING" CNN, Nov 9, 6:57 AM ET: TRUMP ON DANA WHITE PRESS SECY. OFFER: "I WAS ONLY KIDDING" Fox News, Nov 9, 7:06 AM ET: TRUMP SAYS DANA WHITE PRESS SEC. ROLE WAS A JOKE Fox News, Nov 9, 7:06 AM ET: TODAY: TRUMP MEETS DANA WHITE AFTER ADMITTING PRESS SECRETARY OFFER WAS A JOKE BBC News, Nov 9, 7:41 AM ET: Trump says job invitation was joke BBC News, Nov 9, 7:42 AM ET: Trump says job invitation was joke BBC News, Nov 9, 7:42 AM ET: Trump 'kidding' about Dana White press secretary offer BBC News, Nov 9, 7:43 AM ET: Trump says job invitation was joke BBC News, Nov 9, 7:43 AM ET: Trump 'kidding' about Dana White press secretary offer Fox News, Nov 9, 8:04 AM ET: TRUMP SAYS DANA WHITE PRESS SEC. ROLE WAS A JOKE Fox News, Nov 9, 8:04 AM ET: TODAY: TRUMP MEETS DANA WHITE AFTER ADMITTING PRESS SECRETARY OFFER WAS A JOKE BBC News, Nov 9, 8:34 AM ET: Trump says job invitation was joke BBC News, Nov 9, 8:35 AM ET: Trump says job invitation was joke BBC News, Nov 9, 8:35 AM ET: Trump 'kidding' about Dana White press secretary offer BBC News, Nov 9, 8:36 AM ET: Trump says job invitation was joke MSNOW, Nov 9, 12:19 PM ET: TRUMP: "ONLY RIDDING ASKING DANA WHITE TO BE PRESS SECY." Fox News, Nov 9, 4:48 PM ET: BREAKING NEWS | TRUMP DANA WHITE IS MORE THAN A FIGHT PROMOTER Fox News, Nov 9, 4:49 PM ET: BREAKING NEWS | TRUMP DANA WHITE IS MORE THAN A FIGHT PROMOTER Fox News, Nov 9, 4:49 PM ET: BREAKING NEWS | TRUMP DANA WHITE IS MORE THAN A FIGHT PROMOTER Fox News, Nov 9, 4:52 PM ET: UFC CEO DANA WHITE TAKES QUESTIONS FROM WH PRESS Fox News, Nov 9, 5:16 PM ET: DANA WHITE TURNS DOWN WH PRESS SEC POSITION Fox News, Nov 9, 5:16 PM ET: DANA WHITE DECLINES OFFER TO BE WH PRESS SECRETARY Fox News, Nov 9, 7:01 PM ET: TRUMP'S PRESS SECRETARY HEAD-FAKE Fox News, Nov 9, 8:27 PM ET: TRUMP HOPES THE BIG GUY IS A FAN Fox News, Nov 10, 12:01 AM ET: TRUMP JOKES ABOUT NAMING DANA WHITE AS NEW WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY Fox News, Nov 10, 1:07 AM ET: TEXAS DEMS WANT MUSK PROSECUTED Fox News, Nov 10, 1:07 AM ET: DEMS TRY TO CHASE MUSK OUT Fox News, Nov 10, 1:27 AM ET: TRUMP HOPES THE BIG GUY IS A FAN Fox News, Nov 10, 2:01 AM ET: TRUMP JOKES ABOUT NAMING DANA WHITE AS NEW WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY Fox News, Nov 10, 5:02 AM ET: DANA WHITE JOINS PRESIDENT TRUMP AT WH BRIEFING Fox News, Nov 10, 7:04 AM ET: DANA WHITE JOINS PRESIDENT TRUMP AT WH BRIEFING MSNOW, Nov 10, 4:09 PM ET: UFC CHIEF DECLINES WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY ROLE MSNOW, Nov 10, 4:14 PM ET: UFC CHIEF DECLINES WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY ROLE MSNOW, Nov 10, 4:15 PM ET: UFC CHIEF DECLINES WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY ROLE MSNOW, Nov 10, 4:15 PM ET: UFC CHIEF DECLINES WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY ROLE MSNOW, Nov 10, 4:28 PM ET: UFC CHIEF DECLINES WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY ROLE MSNOW, Nov 10, 4:28 PM ET: UFC CHIEF DECLINES WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY ROLE MSNOW, Nov 10, 4:40 PM ET: UFC CHIEF DECLINES WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY ROLE MSNOW, Nov 10, 4:44 PM ET: UFC CHIEF DECLINES WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY ROLE MSNOW, Nov 10, 4:50 PM ET: UFC CHIEF DECLINES WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY ROLE MSNOW, Nov 10, 4:51 PM ET: UFC CHIEF DECLINES WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY ROLE MSNOW, Nov 10, 4:51 PM ET: UFC CHIEF DECLINES WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY ROLE Fox News, Nov 10, 9:40 PM ET: REPORT: TRUMP CLOSING IN ON NEW WH PRESS SECRETARY Fox News, Nov 10, 9:41 PM ET: REPORT: TRUMP CLOSING IN ON NEW WH PRESS SECRETARY 📻 radio NPR News Now, Nov 9, 9:09 PM ET ABC News Update, Nov 9, 3:32 AM ET NPR News Now, Nov 9, 2:09 AM ET ABC News Update, Nov 9, 1:32 AM ET ABC News Update, Nov 8, 11:32 PM ET NPR News Now, Nov 8, 9:09 PM ET NPR News Now, Nov 8, 7:10 PM ET NPR News Now, Nov 8, 4:10 PM ET ABC News Update, Nov 8, 2:32 PM ET NPR News Now, Nov 8, 2:10 PM ET ABC News Update, Nov 8, 11:32 AM ET NPR News Now, Nov 8, 11:10 AM ET NPR News Now, Nov 8, 6:09 AM ET ABC News Update, Nov 7, 7:32 PM ET 🧶 online 🧶retold online (the day's report) 🧶retold online (the day's report) 🧶retold online (the day's report) 🧶retold online (the day's report) 🧶retold online (the day's report) 🧶retold online (the day's report)
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Mon Nov 9
✨ Four Seasons Total Landscaping 3 ✨ Press freedom threat 1 ✨ He's a fighter 1 ✨ Schrödinger's joke 1
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✨ Intimidation 1 ✨ Not playing with a full deck 1
🧶 Retelling
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Donald Trump is acting as his own press secretary. told by 7 people, on “Trump offers press secretary role to Dana White, who declines”
Donald Trump's offer of the press secretary job to UFC's Dana White is mocked as surreal; some say he mistook him for another Dana White. told by 11 people, on “Trump offers press secretary role to Dana White, who declines”
🧩 Four Seasons Total Landscaping Donald Trump is said to have offered UFC's Dana White the press secretary job by mistake, confusing him with another Dana White. told by 247 people, on “Trump offers press secretary role to Dana White, who declines”
🧩 Four Seasons Total Landscaping Posters joke that the new press secretary will body-slam or beat up reporters who ask hard questions. told by 8 people, on “Trump offers press secretary role to Dana White, who declines”
Being a violent fighter is an unusual or inappropriate qualification for a press secretary. told by 6 people, on “Trump offers press secretary role to Dana White, who declines”
He probably meant to say Vanna White. told by 6 people, on “Trump offers press secretary role to Dana White, who declines”