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From Fox News: The Trump administration will hold its first White House press conference with newly minted press secretary Karoline Leavitt on Tuesday afternoon, White House officials confirmed to Fox News Digital.
President Donald Trump has been on a media blitz since his inauguration on Jan. 20, including sitting down for his first White House interview with Fox News’ Sean Hannity and speaking with the media as he traveled to states rocked by natural disasters, including North Carolina and California. Trump’s press secretary also has frequently joined media outlets for interviews since Trump was sworn in, but has not yet held a White House press briefing.
Leavitt, 27, is the youngest press secretary in the nation’s history — unseating President Richard Nixon’s press secretary Ron Ziegler, who was 29 when he took the same position in 1969. Leavitt was a fierce defender of Trump throughout his hard-fought campaign against former Vice President Kamala Harris, and also made her own political mark with a congressional run in 2022.
Leavitt served in Trump’s first administration as assistant press secretary before working as New York Republican Rep. Elise Stefanik’s communications director following the 2020 election. She launched a congressional campaign in her home state of New Hampshire during the 2022 cycle, winning her primary but losing the election to a Democrat.
On Trump’s Inauguration Day, Leavitt made her first post on her new WH Press Secretary X account. She wrote, “America is BACK. Let’s get to work!”
America is BACK.
Let’s get to work!
— Karoline Leavitt (@PressSec) January 20, 2025
“See you at the podium! 1PM ET!” Leavitt announced Tuesday morning.
See you at the podium! 1PM ET!
— Karoline Leavitt (@PressSec) January 28, 2025
WATCH LIVE COVERAGE of Leavitt’s first White House press conference in one of the videos below. It is scheduled to start at 1:00 pm ET.
Fox News reporter Jacqui Heinrich noted after the briefing that Leavitt didn’t even need a notebook in order to answer questions.
No binder for @PressSec Karoline Leavitt – in her first ever WH briefing
Asked about whether she would use one in a recent interview on FOX, she said “my binder is in my head” pic.twitter.com/iTfazfB0nC
— Jacqui Heinrich (@JacquiHeinrich) January 28, 2025
Opinion | Trump administration to hold first White House press conference with Karoline Leavitt https://t.co/KIP7FNCbrH
— Fox News (@FoxNews) January 28, 2025
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