Trump offers Dana White press secretary job, U.S. disables ship near Iran, Gaza floods
Trump says he offered UFC's Dana White the White House press secretary job, the U.S. disables a cargo ship over the Iran blockade, rain floods 70,000 tents in Gaza, a quake injures at least 20 in central Japan, and Alabama beats LSU.
President Trump said in a Truth Social post on Saturday that UFC CEO Dana White "has been offered the job" of White House press secretary. White posted an image of himself at the briefing room podium captioned "On to the next chapter" and said he would meet Trump on Monday. The post has been vacant since October 16. The White House had not officially responded to Trump's post.
President Trump saysHe offered White the job and asked him to bring UFC fighters as assistants, writing, "We need these people to defend us against the Lunatic Left."
Dana White says"I've got a lot of jobs already," adding, "We have a meeting on Monday, so I'm sure I'll have more to talk about after that." He did not say whether he will take the job.
U.S. Central Command said late Saturday it disabled a St. Kitts-flagged cargo ship in the Gulf of Oman after it ignored multiple warnings and tried to leave the region after visiting an Iranian port, in breach of the U.S. naval blockade of Iran. No casualties were reported. CENTCOM says 147 commercial vessels have been redirected since July. Separately, Iran's military said two tankers hit mines in the Hormuz area and caught fire.
Heavy rain flooded at least 70,000 tents housing displaced people in Gaza, according to the Hamas-run Gaza government media office. Gaza's civil defence service said it received 1,500 distress calls; no deaths were reported. UNICEF's special representative said most people are living in "terrible conditions."
Hamas saysIsrael is to blame for not allowing shelters and construction materials into Gaza.
Israel's COGAT saysIt stepped up sanitation efforts with international organizations before the rain, including vacuum trucks brought in through the ICRC; it did not immediately respond to Hamas's accusations.
An earthquake that Japan's Meteorological Agency measured at magnitude 5.7 (the USGS said 5.5) struck Shizuoka Prefecture in central Japan at 1:04 a.m. Sunday local time, about 40 kilometers deep. At least 20 people were injured. Bullet trains in the area slowed or were delayed for safety checks. No tsunami alert was issued.
No. 5 Alabama beat No. 14 LSU 31-13 at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge on Saturday night. Both teams came in at 6-2. It is LSU's third loss in Lane Kiffin's first season; LSU hosts Texas next Saturday.
