What happened
The White House Spokesman has been unoccupied for weeks.
What outlets write
tagesschau (ARD-aktuell) 8 November, 11:00 «"A violent fighter and warrior": With an unconventional proposal, US President Trump triggers riddles: The head of the martial arts league UFC is to become press spokesman»
Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung 7 November, 20:19 and 11 more outlets «After the slump in the parliamentary election, President Donald Trump prefaces with an unusual candidate»
stern 8 November, 12:10 and 11 more outlets «Clarity could bring a meeting of the two in Washington on Monday»
BERLIN LIVE 8 November, 12:14 «U.S. President Donald Trump has brought a surprising candidate for the office of government spokesman into play on his platform Truth Social»
- BERLIN LIVE 8 November, 12:14
«However, whether the offer to the well-known martial arts entrepreneur is meant seriously remains unclear»
- stern 9 November, 03:04
«Two spokeswomen have left, the post remains empty»
How it is told
- Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung commercial Kampfsport-Unternehmer als Sprecher im Weißen Haus?
Hamburger Abendblatt commercial Trump will UFC-Boss als Sprecher: Für die nächste Frage bitte einen Mundschutz
Who reports
16 independent outlets · 106 articles
SWR Aktuell (Südwestrundfunk)
Deutschlandfunk
Der Spiegel
ntv
Die Zeit / Zeit Online
Delmenhorster Kreisblatt
t-online
RedaktionsNetzwerk Deutschland (RND)
Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung (HAZ)
Leipziger Volkszeitung
Lübecker Nachrichten
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