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🧵 Saga file #174

Trump press secretary search

Nov 7, 2 PM ET to Nov 11, 12 AM ET · 🔴 on the front pages now

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Nov 812 PMNov 912 PMNov 1012 PMNov 112550Trump offers press secretary role to Dana White, who declinesTrump's press secretary shortlist features MAGA radio host
Front pages carrying each part at each hourly run, Nov 7, 2 PM to Nov 11, 12 AM ET (peak 50), stacked by part: 1 · 2
Nov 812 PMNov 912 PMNov 1012 PMNov 111. Trump offers press secretary role…Trump offers press secretary role to Dana White, who declinesTrump offers press secretary role to Dana White, who declines: Nov 7, 2 PM to Nov 11, 12 AM ET, 56 outlets2. Trump's press secretary shortlist…Trump's press secretary shortlist features MAGA radio hostTrump's press secretary shortlist features MAGA radio host: Nov 10, 11 PM to Nov 11, 12 AM ET, 6 outlets📺 TVCNN, Nov 7, 4:22 PM ET: TRUMP: I'VE OFFERED PRESS SECRETARY JOB TO DANA WHITECNN, Nov 7, 4:23 PM ET: TRUMP: I'VE OFFERED PRESS SECRETARY JOB TO DANA WHITECNN, Nov 7, 5:04 PM ET: SOURCE: UFC'S DANA WHITE DECLINES TRUMP'S OFFER TO BECOME WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARYCNN, Nov 7, 5:05 PM ET: SOURCE: UFC'S DANA WHITE DECLINES TRUMP'S OFFER TO BECOME WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARYBBC News, Nov 7, 5:21 PM ET: Trump asks UFC boss to be White House press secBBC News, Nov 7, 5:22 PM ET: Trump asks UFC boss to be White House press secBBC News, Nov 7, 5:23 PM ET: Trump asks UFC boss to be White House press secBBC News, Nov 7, 5:25 PM ET: Trump asks UFC boss to be White House press secBBC News, Nov 7, 6:23 PM ET: Trump asks UFC boss to be White House press secBBC News, Nov 7, 6:24 PM ET: Trump asks UFC boss to be White House press secBBC News, Nov 7, 6:24 PM ET: Dana White declines White House press sec jobBBC News, Nov 7, 6:25 PM ET: Dana White declines White House press sec jobCNN, Nov 7, 7:03 PM ET: SOURCE: UFC'S DANA WHITE DECLINES TRUMP'S OFFER TO BECOME WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARYCNN, Nov 7, 7:04 PM ET: SOURCE: UFC'S DANA WHITE DECLINES TRUMP'S OFFER TO BECOME WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARYBBC News, Nov 7, 7:16 PM ET: Trump asks UFC boss to be White House press secBBC News, Nov 7, 7:17 PM ET: Trump asks UFC boss to be White House press secBBC News, Nov 7, 7:17 PM ET: Dana White tells BBC he plans to meet President TrumpBBC News, Nov 7, 7:19 PM ET: Dana White tells BBC he plans to meet President TrumpBBC News, Nov 7, 7:20 PM ET: Dana White tells BBC he plans to meet President TrumpBBC News, Nov 7, 8:14 PM ET: Dana White won't rule out White House press sec jobBBC News, Nov 7, 8:15 PM ET: Dana White tells BBC he plans to meet President TrumpBBC News, Nov 7, 8:15 PM ET: Trump asks UFC boss to be White House press secBBC News, Nov 7, 8:16 PM ET: Trump asks UFC boss to be White House press secBBC News, Nov 7, 8:17 PM ET: Dana White tells BBC he plans to meet President TrumpBBC News, Nov 7, 8:17 PM ET: Dana White won't rule out White House press sec jobBBC News, Nov 7, 9:10 PM ET: Dana White won't rule out White House press sec jobBBC News, Nov 7, 9:11 PM ET: Dana White tells BBC he plans to meet President TrumpBBC News, Nov 7, 9:11 PM ET: Trump and Dana White have long been friendsBBC News, Nov 7, 9:11 PM ET: Dana White won't rule out White House press sec jobBBC News, Nov 7, 9:12 PM ET: Dana White won't rule out White House press sec jobBBC News, Nov 7, 9:12 PM ET: Trump asks UFC boss to be White House press secBBC News, Nov 7, 9:13 PM ET: Trump asks UFC boss to be White House press secBBC News, Nov 7, 9:13 PM ET: Dana White tells BBC he plans to meet President TrumpBBC News, Nov 7, 9:14 PM ET: Dana White tells BBC he plans to meet President TrumpBBC News, Nov 7, 9:14 PM ET: Trump asks UFC boss to be White House press secFox News, Nov 7, 9:33 PM ET: TRUMP OFFERS UFC CHIEF DANA WHITE PRESS SECRETARY JOBCNN, Nov 7, 10:04 PM ET: SOURCE: UFC'S DANA WHITE DECLINES TRUMP'S OFFER TO BECOME WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARYCNN, Nov 7, 10:05 PM ET: SOURCE: UFC'S DANA WHITE DECLINES TRUMP'S OFFER TO BECOME WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARYBBC News, Nov 7, 10:08 PM ET: Trump asks UFC boss to be White House press secBBC News, Nov 7, 10:09 PM ET: Trump asks UFC boss to be White House press secBBC News, Nov 7, 10:11 PM ET: Trump asks UFC boss to be White House press secBBC News, Nov 7, 10:12 PM ET: Trump asks UFC boss to be White House press secBBC News, Nov 7, 10:13 PM ET: Trump asks UFC boss to be White House press secBBC News, Nov 7, 11:08 PM ET: Trump asks UFC boss to be White House press secBBC News, Nov 7, 11:10 PM ET: Trump asks UFC boss to be White House press secBBC News, Nov 7, 11:11 PM ET: Trump asks UFC boss to be White House press secBBC News, Nov 7, 11:12 PM ET: Trump asks UFC boss to be White House press secBBC News, Nov 8, 12:01 AM ET: Trump offers White House press secretary job to UFC CEO Dana WhiteBBC News, Nov 8, 12:15 AM ET: Trump asks UFC boss to be White House press secBBC News, Nov 8, 12:16 AM ET: Trump asks UFC boss to be White House press secBBC News, Nov 8, 12:17 AM ET: Trump asks UFC boss to be White House press secBBC News, Nov 8, 12:19 AM ET: Trump asks UFC boss to be White House press secBBC 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 secBBC News, Nov 8, 2:09 AM ET: Trump asks UFC boss to be White House press secBBC News, Nov 8, 2:09 AM ET: Trump and Dana White have long been friendsBBC News, Nov 8, 2:11 AM ET: Trump and Dana White have long been friendsBBC News, Nov 8, 2:12 AM ET: Trump asks UFC boss to be White House press secBBC News, Nov 8, 2:12 AM ET: Trump and Dana White have long been friendsBBC News, Nov 8, 2:13 AM ET: Trump asks UFC boss to be White House press secCNN, Nov 8, 4:05 AM ET: SOURCE: DANA WHITE TURNS DOWN TRUMP'S PRESS SECRETARY OFFERBBC News, Nov 8, 4:31 AM ET: Next press secretaryBBC News, Nov 8, 4:33 AM ET: UFC boss asked to be White House press secBBC News, Nov 8, 4:34 AM ET: UFC boss asked to be White House press secBBC News, Nov 8, 5:01 AM ET: Trump offers White House press secretary job to UFC CEO Dana WhiteBBC News, Nov 8, 5:10 AM ET: UFC boss asked to be White House press secBBC News, Nov 8, 5:11 AM ET: UFC boss asked to be White House press secBBC News, Nov 8, 5:12 AM ET: UFC boss asked to be White House press secCNN, Nov 8, 5:16 AM ET: SOURCE: DANA WHITE TURNS DOWN TRUMP'S PRESS SECRETARY OFFERBBC News, Nov 8, 2:18 PM ET: UFC boss asked to be White House press secCNN, Nov 8, 2:21 PM ET: SOURCE: UFC CEO DANA WHITE DECLINES TRUMP'S PRESS SECRETARY OFFERCNN, Nov 8, 2:22 PM ET: SOURCE: UFC CEO DANA WHITE DECLINES TRUMP'S PRESS SECRETARY OFFERCNN, Nov 8, 2:22 PM ET: SOURCE: UFC CEO DANA WHITE DECLINES TRUMP'S PRESS SECRETARY OFFERBBC News, Nov 8, 4:25 PM ET: UFC boss asked to be White House press secCNN, Nov 8, 4:26 PM ET: SOURCE: UFC CEO DANA WHITE DECLINES TRUMP'S PRESS SECRETARY OFFERCNN, Nov 8, 4:26 PM ET: UFC CEO DANA WHITE SAYS HE'S TRAVELING TO WH TO MEET TRUMP AND DISCUSS PRESS SECRETARY JOB OFFERCNN, Nov 8, 4:26 PM ET: SOURCE: UFC CEO DANA WHITE DECLINES TRUMP'S PRESS SECRETARY OFFERCNN, Nov 8, 4:27 PM ET: UFC CEO DANA WHITE SAYS HE'S TRAVELING TO WH TO MEET TRUMP AND DISCUSS PRESS SECRETARY JOB OFFERMSNOW, Nov 8, 4:35 PM ET: TRUMP OFFERS WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY JOB TO UFC'S DANA WHITEFox News, Nov 8, 6:24 PM ET: TRUMP I WAS ONLY KIDDING ABOUT DANA WHITEFox News, Nov 8, 6:34 PM ET: BREAKING NEWS | TRUMP: A LOT OF PEOPLE DIDN'T LIKE MY COMMENTCNN, Nov 8, 7:13 PM ET: TRUMP "JUST KIDDING" ABOUT WH JOB OFFER FOR HEAD OF UFCCNN, Nov 8, 7:13 PM ET: TRUMP "JUST KIDDING" ABOUT WH JOB OFFER FOR HEAD OF UFCCNN, Nov 8, 7:36 PM ET: TRUMP "JUST KIDDING" ABOUT WH JOB OFFER FOR HEAD OF UFCCNN, Nov 8, 7:45 PM ET: TRUMP "JUST KIDDING" ABOUT WH JOB OFFER FOR HEAD OF UFCCNN, Nov 8, 7:46 PM ET: "I WAS KIDDING": TRUMP SAYS POST BEGGING UFC CEO TO TAKE PRESS SECRETARY JOB WAS NOT SERIOUSCNN, Nov 8, 7:46 PM ET: TRUMP "JUST KIDDING" ABOUT WH JOB OFFER FOR HEAD OF UFC. Brian Stelter | @WN Chief Media AnalystCNN, Nov 8, 7:46 PM ET: TRUMP "JUST KIDDING" ABOUT WH JOB OFFER FOR HEAD OF UFCCNN, Nov 8, 7:47 PM ET: "I WAS KIDDING": TRUMP SAYS POST BEGGING UFC CEO TO TAKE PRESS SECRETARY JOB WAS NOT SERIOUSFox News, Nov 8, 8:30 PM ET: TRUMP: WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY JOB OFFER TO UFC CEO DANA WHITE WASN'T REALCNN, Nov 9, 5:23 AM ET: Trump says He Was "Only Quidding" About Dana White Job OfferMSNOW, Nov 9, 5:31 AM ET: TRUMP: "ONLY KIDDING" ABOUT MAKING DANA WHITEMSNOW, Nov 9, 5:32 AM ET: TRUMP: "ONLY KIDDING" ABOUT MAKING DANA WHITEMSNOW, Nov 9, 5:33 AM ET: TRUMP: "ONLY KIDDING" ABOUT MAKING DANA WHITEFox News, Nov 9, 5:56 AM ET: TRUMP SET TO MEET WITH UFC BOSS DANA WHITEFox News, Nov 9, 5:56 AM ET: TRUMP CLARIFIES DANA WHITE PRESS SECRETARY JOKEFox News, Nov 9, 5:57 AM ET: TRUMP SET TO MEET WITH UFC BOSS DANA WHITEFox News, Nov 9, 6:14 AM ET: TODAY: TRUMP MEETS DANA WHITE AFTER ADMITTING PRESS SECRETARY OFFER WAS A JOKECNN, 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 JOKEFox News, Nov 9, 7:06 AM ET: TODAY: TRUMP MEETS DANA WHITE AFTER ADMITTING PRESS SECRETARY OFFER WAS A JOKEBBC News, Nov 9, 7:41 AM ET: Trump says job invitation was jokeBBC News, Nov 9, 7:42 AM ET: Trump says job invitation was jokeBBC News, Nov 9, 7:42 AM ET: Trump 'kidding' about Dana White press secretary offerBBC News, Nov 9, 7:43 AM ET: Trump says job invitation was jokeBBC News, Nov 9, 7:43 AM ET: Trump 'kidding' about Dana White press secretary offerFox News, Nov 9, 8:04 AM ET: TRUMP SAYS DANA WHITE PRESS SEC. ROLE WAS A JOKEFox News, Nov 9, 8:04 AM ET: TODAY: TRUMP MEETS DANA WHITE AFTER ADMITTING PRESS SECRETARY OFFER WAS A JOKEBBC News, Nov 9, 8:34 AM ET: Trump says job invitation was jokeBBC News, Nov 9, 8:35 AM ET: Trump says job invitation was jokeBBC News, Nov 9, 8:35 AM ET: Trump 'kidding' about Dana White press secretary offerBBC News, Nov 9, 8:36 AM ET: Trump says job invitation was jokeMSNOW, 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 PROMOTERFox News, Nov 9, 4:49 PM ET: BREAKING NEWS | TRUMP DANA WHITE IS MORE THAN A FIGHT PROMOTERFox News, Nov 9, 4:49 PM ET: BREAKING NEWS | TRUMP DANA WHITE IS MORE THAN A FIGHT PROMOTERFox News, Nov 9, 4:52 PM ET: UFC CEO DANA WHITE TAKES QUESTIONS FROM WH PRESSFox News, Nov 9, 5:16 PM ET: DANA WHITE TURNS DOWN WH PRESS SEC POSITIONFox News, Nov 9, 5:16 PM ET: DANA WHITE DECLINES OFFER TO BE WH PRESS SECRETARYFox News, Nov 9, 7:01 PM ET: TRUMP'S PRESS SECRETARY HEAD-FAKEFox News, Nov 9, 8:27 PM ET: TRUMP HOPES THE BIG GUY IS A FANFox News, Nov 10, 12:01 AM ET: TRUMP JOKES ABOUT NAMING DANA WHITE AS NEW WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARYFox News, Nov 10, 1:07 AM ET: TEXAS DEMS WANT MUSK PROSECUTEDFox News, Nov 10, 1:07 AM ET: DEMS TRY TO CHASE MUSK OUTFox News, Nov 10, 1:27 AM ET: TRUMP HOPES THE BIG GUY IS A FANFox News, Nov 10, 2:01 AM ET: TRUMP JOKES ABOUT NAMING DANA WHITE AS NEW WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARYFox News, Nov 10, 5:02 AM ET: DANA WHITE JOINS PRESIDENT TRUMP AT WH BRIEFINGFox News, Nov 10, 7:04 AM ET: DANA WHITE JOINS PRESIDENT TRUMP AT WH BRIEFINGMSNOW, Nov 10, 4:09 PM ET: UFC CHIEF DECLINES WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY ROLEMSNOW, Nov 10, 4:14 PM ET: UFC CHIEF DECLINES WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY ROLEMSNOW, Nov 10, 4:15 PM ET: UFC CHIEF DECLINES WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY ROLEMSNOW, Nov 10, 4:15 PM ET: UFC CHIEF DECLINES WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY ROLEMSNOW, Nov 10, 4:28 PM ET: UFC CHIEF DECLINES WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY ROLEMSNOW, Nov 10, 4:28 PM ET: UFC CHIEF DECLINES WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY ROLEMSNOW, Nov 10, 4:40 PM ET: UFC CHIEF DECLINES WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY ROLEMSNOW, Nov 10, 4:44 PM ET: UFC CHIEF DECLINES WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY ROLEMSNOW, Nov 10, 4:50 PM ET: UFC CHIEF DECLINES WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY ROLEMSNOW, Nov 10, 4:51 PM ET: UFC CHIEF DECLINES WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY ROLEMSNOW, Nov 10, 4:51 PM ET: UFC CHIEF DECLINES WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY ROLEFox News, Nov 10, 9:40 PM ET: REPORT: TRUMP CLOSING IN ON NEW WH PRESS SECRETARYFox News, Nov 10, 9:41 PM ET: REPORT: TRUMP CLOSING IN ON NEW WH PRESS SECRETARY📻 radioNPR News Now, Nov 9, 9:09 PM ETABC News Update, Nov 9, 3:32 AM ETNPR News Now, Nov 9, 2:09 AM ETABC News Update, Nov 9, 1:32 AM ETABC News Update, Nov 8, 11:32 PM ETNPR News Now, Nov 8, 9:09 PM ETNPR News Now, Nov 8, 7:10 PM ETNPR News Now, Nov 8, 4:10 PM ETABC News Update, Nov 8, 2:32 PM ETNPR News Now, Nov 8, 2:10 PM ETABC News Update, Nov 8, 11:32 AM ETNPR News Now, Nov 8, 11:10 AM ETNPR News Now, Nov 8, 6:09 AM ETABC 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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🧩 The parts

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  1. 🔴 Trump offers press secretary role to Dana White, who declines 56 outlets
  2. 🔴 Trump's press secretary shortlist features MAGA radio host 6 outlets

🧩 How it's been told

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  1. Mon Nov 9 ✨ Four Seasons Total Landscaping 3✨ Press freedom threat 1✨ He's a fighter 1✨ Schrödinger's joke 1
  2. Sun Nov 8 ✨ Intimidation 1✨ Not playing with a full deck 1

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