WASHINGTON (The Thursday Times) — Sadr Donald Trump ne hafte ko kaha ke unhon ne Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) ke chief executive Dana White ko White House ke press secretary ke ohde ki peshkash ki hai, aur un se kaha hai ke woh is khel ke chhe bare naamon ko, jin mein Khabib Nurmagomedov aur Islam Makhachev shamil hain, apne muawineen ke taur par saath layein.
Trump ne Truth Social par likha: “Mujhe yeh elan karte hue khushi hai ke azeem Dana White, jo aik purtashaddud fighter aur jangjoo hain, ko Amrika ke press secretary ke ohde ki peshkash ki gayi hai. Main ne un se darkhwast ki hai ke woh apne saath muawineen ke taur par, agarche un mein se kuch hamare mulk se nahin hain, Islam Makhachev, Khabib Nurmagomedov, Justin Gaethje, Daniel Cormier, Amanda Nunes aur Kayla Harris ko layein.”
Unhon ne likha: “Humein pagal baayen baazu se apna difa karne ke liye in logon ki zaroorat hai. Dana apni misaal aap press secretary honge. Dana, barah-e-karam yeh ohda qubool kar lein!” Post mein sadarti mohar wale podium par khare White ki tasveer aur chhe fighters ki tasaveer shamil thin. White ki janib se foran koi radd-e-amal saamne nahin aaya.
Fighters: Khabib Nurmagomedov, jo 29 pesha-warana muqablon mein naqabil-e-shikast reh kar retire hue, aur Islam Makhachev Russia ke ilaqe Dagestan se taalluq rakhne wale Musalman hain, jabke do mukhtalif wazan ki categories mein sabiq champion Amanda Nunes Brazil se hain. Justin Gaethje aur do categories ke sabiq champion Daniel Cormier, jo ab commentary karte hain, Amriki hain, aur do baar judo mein Olympic tilai tamgha jeetne wali Kayla Harrison bhi Amriki hain. Trump ki post mein un ka naam “Kayla Harris” likha gaya.
White khud fighter nahin hain. Woh do dahaiyon se zaid arse se UFC chala rahe hain, Trump ke dereena dost hain, aur 2016, 2020 aur 2024 ke Republican conventions mein un ke haq mein taqreer kar chuke hain. June mein unhon ne Trump ki 80wein salgirah ke mauqe par White House ke South Lawn mein aik pinjre mein UFC Freedom 250 muqable munaqid karaye, jo White House mein hone wala pehla pesha-warana khelon ka event tha.
Khali podium: Karoline Leavitt, jo Trump ki doosri muddat ke pehle din se press secretary thin, August ke aakhir mein ohda chhor gayin. October mein White House hukkam ne kaha tha ke Truth Social ki malik company Trump Media ki senior communications musheer Katie Zacharia un ki jagah lengi. Trump ki post mein Zacharia ka zikr nahin tha.
Yeh peshkash usi din saamne aayi jab Trump ne mehkama-e-insaf ko Democrats ki tehqeeqat ka hukm diya jin par unhon ne “bhatta khori” ka ilzam lagaya, aur aik din baad jab unhon ne Stephen Miller ko White House ka chief of staff muqarrar kiya, kyunke mangal ke wast-e-muddati intikhabat mein Republicans ke Congress ke dono aiwan harne ke baad woh apni team ko naye sire se tarteeb de rahe hain.
