Trump Adds Another Campaign Spox to White House Press Team
Karoline Leavitt will report to White House Communications Director Steven Cheung.
Photo Illustration by Thomas Levinson/The Daily Beast/Getty/Reuters
President-elect Donald Trump has announced another addition to his White House communications team, naming Karoline Leavitt his next press secretary.
Leavitt, who was previously assistant press secretary during Trump’s first term, was press secretary for his 2024 campaign as well, frequently taking a hostile approach toward the mainstream press during media appearances.
“Karoline is smart, tough, and has proven to be a highly effective communicator,” Trump said in a statement. “I have the utmost confidence she will excel at the podium, and help deliver our message to the American People as we, Make America Great Again.”
Karoline Leavitt arrives at Trump’s criminal trial in New York.
Doug Mills/via Reuters
Leavitt will report to White House Communications Director Steven Cheung, who also was a fixture of the campaign’s communications arm. Cheung, a veteran of Trump’s 2016 campaign, was named to that post hours earlier.
Leavitt, 27, will follow in the footsteps of Trump’s four prior press secretaries: Sean Spicer, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Stephanie Grisham, and Kayleigh McEnany. Three never made it a year in the role.
In between her job in Trump’s first administration and on his 2024 campaign, Leavitt ran for Congress in New Hampshire in 2022, losing to incumbent Democrat Chis Pappas. She was then a spokesperson for New York Rep. Elise Stefanik, Trump’s pick for United Nations Ambassador.
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