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President Donald Trump on Nov. 8 shared a roughly one-minute animated video on his Truth Social account depicting UFC fighters, led by Dana White, beating down reporters in the White House briefing room, with Trump drinking a cola. The post drew immediate criticism from Korean media, with outlets like Yonhap, Dong-A Ilbo, and Kyunghyang Shinmun reporting the controversy. The animation followed Trump's earlier announcement that he had asked White, the UFC CEO, to serve as White House press secretary, urging him to bring fighters as assistants to "stop the left." Trump later said he was "only kidding" about the appointment, according to the Korea Times. Korean coverage framed the video as a provocative attack on press freedom, with Kyunghyang noting White orders fighters to assault journalists in the clip.