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Press secretary offer; acceptance unconfirmedOffer the podium a fight promoter
Communications has reopened recruitment. The interview invitation is ready; the acceptance field remains empty.
- Executive owner
- Donald J. Trump / Dana White / White House Communications
- Status
- Press secretary offer; acceptance unconfirmed
- Due
- White says he will meet Trump Monday, November 9
- Paying for it
- White House communications resources; employment terms not announced
ACTIVITY
UpdatedKatie is a VERY Smart Person, I picked her! The Press has plenty of Lawyers, look at the job THEY do.
I hired Katie, I LIKE KATIE!
Credential Review located a law degree and no active license.
The press secretary confirmed that she did not pass the bar examination.
Some of the worst people I've ever met passed the Bar, passed it beautifully, then spent their whole lives SUING ME! Ask a simple question, it depends, everything depends..... Katie gets through a sentence without billing me for the sentence, very refreshing! She has a Degree, a nice one. The Press has Degrees all over the place, and look what they do with them. Not impressed by all the Bar-Passing!
Communications retained Appropriate credentials without listing them.
She has the Degree! The Press wants another piece of paper, I want somebody who can stand up there and tell them how WRONG they are.
Katie did a Very Difficult Job, the Media was terrible to her, I told her be HAPPY..... we have many people who want the Podium, MANY!
The offer has been logged. No start date has been entered.
I know Dana. He can handle a room.
The position includes answering questions.
I've answered more questions than anybody and they always have a FOLLOW UP. You give them the answer, they want another answer, then a third person gets up with the first question wearing different glasses. Dana understands rounds. We could finally have a clock that means something!
I want an answer from Dana first.
Monday remains a meeting, not an onboarding session.
Yes, I invited him. Don't send a welcome packet so enormous he needs a corner man to carry it.
PUBLIC RECORD
White House press secretary Katie Zacharia was fired on October 16 after less than a week in the job, according to two White House officials. Trump had urged her earlier that day to reconsider the role after criticism of her briefing performance and legal credentials. Zacharia and the White House did not immediately comment on the firing, and Trump said he was in no rush to name a replacement. November 8 update: AP reported November 7 that Trump offered UFC chief Dana White the press secretary role and suggested bringing fighters as assistants. White said he would meet Trump at the White House Monday but did not confirm acceptance. The White House and UFC did not respond to AP's inquiries. The position remained vacant.
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