The president-elect of the United States, Donald Trump, appointed Karoline Leavitt as White House spokesperson on Friday, who was the face of his campaign as spokesperson and was also part of the White House communications team during his first term (2017). -2021).
“Karoline Leavitt did an exceptional job as the national press spokesperson for my historic campaign, and I am pleased to announce that she will be the White House spokesperson,” Trump said in a statement.
The president described Leavitt as “intelligent” and “tough” 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 convey our message to the American people as we make America great again,” he stressed, repeating the motto ‘Make America Great Again’ from all his presidential campaigns.
Who is Karoline Leavitt, the next White House spokesperson?
When Trump takes office on January 20, 2025, Leavitt will become the youngest White House press secretary at 27. Before her, Ron Ziegler, 29, served as spokesman 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 Democrat Chris Pappas.
He also served as spokesperson for Republican Congresswoman Elise Stefanik of New York, a Trump ally, who was recently selected by the former president as US 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.
What tasks will Karoline Leavitt have as Trump’s spokesperson?
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.
Under the administration of Joe Biden, press conferences have been almost daily, as they were in the Administrations of Barack Obama (2009-2017) and 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 of more than 300 days without appearances by the spokesperson was established between March 2019 and January 2020.
