The elected president of the United States, Donald Trumpappointed Karoline Leavitt as White House spokesperson this Friday, who was the face of his campaign as spokesperson and was also part of the White House communications team. White House during his first term (2017-2021).
“Karoline Leavitt did an exceptional job as national press spokesperson for my historic campaign and I am pleased to announce that she will be the White House spokesperson.”Trump declared in a statement.
The president described Leavitt as “intelligent” y “dura”and stated that “She has proven to be an extremely effective communicator”.
“I have every confidence that he will excel on the podium and help us deliver our message to the American people as we make America great again.”he stressed, repeating the motto ‘Make America Great Again’ of all his presidential campaigns.
When Trump takes office on January 20, 2025, Leavitt will become the youngest White House press secretary at 27. Before her, Ron Ziegler29, served as spokesperson during the presidency of Richard Nixon (1969-1974).
Leavitt worked as a press aide in the first Trump Administration and, in 2022, ran for Congress in the state of New Hampshire. He won the 1st District Republican primary, but lost in the general election to the Democrat Chris Pappas.
He also served as spokesperson for the Republican congresswoman Elise Stefanik from New York, a Trump ally, who was recently selected by the former president as the United States ambassador to the UN.
During the campaign, Leavitt stood out as a recurring figure on conservative networks, firmly defending Trump’s policies and controversial statements, and showing a willingness to confront media outlets such as CNN, critical of the former president.
In addition, this year she welcomed her first child and is recognized for her fervent Catholic devotion.
Conflictive relationship
The position of press secretary is one of the most important in the White House, since the person who holds it becomes the face of the Administration and has the duty of answering journalists’ questions at press conferences that, At times, they become quite combative.
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Under the administration of Joe Biden the press conferences have been almost daily, just as they were in the Administrations of Barack Obama (2009-2017) y George W. Bush (2001-2009).
However, during his time in the White House, Trump, who has maintained a contentious relationship with the press and has called the media “enemies of the people” and “fake news,” ordered his communications team to break with tradition. of the daily press conferences.
As a result, press conferences became sporadic under the Trump era, depending on which press secretary was in office at the time. In fact, a record was established of more than 300 days without appearances by the spokesperson between March 2019 and January 2020.