川普稱提名 UFC 執行長任白宮新聞秘書只是「開玩笑」

記者賈瑞特・倫肖（Jarrett Renshaw）與大衛・勞德（David Lawder）By Jarrett Renshaw and David Lawder

路透西棕櫚灘11月8日電——美國總統唐納・川普週日表示，他先前暗示 UFC 執行長達納・懷特可能成為下一任白宮新聞秘書，只是「開玩笑」。此前一天，他在社群媒體上的貼文引發外界猜測，認為他可能延攬這名作風強悍的盟友，也顯示在民主黨準備掌控國會之際，他將採取好鬥方式應對民主黨人。WEST PALM BEACH, Nov 8 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Sunday said he was "only kidding" when he suggested UFC CEO Dana White could become his next White House press secretary, after a social media post a day earlier stirred speculation about recruiting his feisty ally and signaled a combative approach to dealing with Democrats as they prepare to take control of Congress.

川普說，懷特這名重要支持者「喜歡這個想法」，但他堅稱自己對這項可能性並非認真，並稱這項提議「只是開個小玩笑」。Trump said White, a prominent supporter, "loves the idea" of taking the job but insisted he had not been serious about the prospect, describing the suggestion as "just a little fun."

川普告訴記者：「我告訴你們，我只是開玩笑。」他解釋說，他張貼多名知名 UFC 選手的照片，稱他們可能擔任懷特的助理，是這個玩笑的一部分。"I will tell you, I was only kidding," Trump told reporters, explaining that he had posted photographs of prominent UFC fighters as potential assistants to White as part of the joke.

在週六的貼文中，川普形容懷特是「暴力的格鬥者與戰士」，並暗示他帶上數名現任或前 UFC 冠軍擔任助理，稱需要他們「保護我們對抗瘋狂左派」。In Saturday's post, Trump described White as a "violent Fighter and Warrior" and suggested he bring several current or former UFC champions to serve as assistants, saying they were needed to "defend us against the Lunatic Left."

川普表示，懷特週一將到白宮拜訪他，但他補充說，這場會面是因其他原因而安排。Trump said White would visit him at the White House on Monday, but added that the meeting was planned for other reasons.

懷特領導終極格鬥冠軍賽（Ultimate Fighting Championship, UFC）逾20年，一直是川普的親密盟友，並協助為川普2024年總統競選動員支持。White, who has led the Ultimate Fighting Championship for more than two decades, has been a close Trump ally and helped mobilize support for his 2024 presidential campaign.

他也曾與川普一同出席多場政治活動，並協助今年將 UFC 賽事帶到白宮草坪舉行。He has also appeared alongside Trump at several political events and helped bring UFC fights to the White House lawn this year.

（大衛・勞德、科斯塔斯・皮塔斯與賈瑞特・倫肖報導；蜜雪兒・尼科爾斯編輯）(Reporting by David Lawder, Costas Pitas and Jarrett Renshaw, editing by Michelle Nichols)