He said the press would “mess with him so much”, adding: “That was an example of something where I was kidding, and then people said, ‘You know, that’s actually a pretty good idea’.”Earlier on Sunday, Mr Trump shared an AI-generated video depicting the UFC executive as Press Secretary with his stable of fighters.In the cartoon video, members of the press pool are attacked by former UFC lightweight champion Mr Nurmagomedov, current UFC welterweight champion Mr Makhachev, and current and former UFC women’s bantamweight champions, Kayla Harrison and Ms Nunes.The claim that the President was “only joking” could lend credence to the theory that Mr Trump’s team initially suggested Dana W White, who served as the Pentagon’s chief spokeswoman, for the role.