Sophia Flores of OAN
5:09 PM – Friday, November 15, 2024
Caroline Leavitt, 27, who was press secretary for Donald Trump's campaign and is currently in the presidential transition period, has been selected as White House press secretary.
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45th and 47th The president made the announcement Friday.
“Caroline Leavitt has done a phenomenal job as national press secretary during my historic campaign, and I am pleased to announce that she will serve as White House press secretary,” he said in a statement. did. Caroline has proven to be smart, tough, and a very capable communicator. I have great confidence in her ability to excel on the podium and deliver our message of Make America Great Again to the American people. ”
Next January, Mr. Levitt, 27, will make history as the youngest press secretary in American history.
Prior to his appointment, Ron Ziegler, who served under President Richard Nixon, was the youngest person at age 29.
Levitt worked in President Trump's White House in 2016. She was a member of then-press secretary Kayleigh McEnany's team. After working for Trump, she ran for Congress in 2022 but lost to the Democratic incumbent by 15,000 votes.
After returning to the Trump team, she became pregnant and gave birth to her husband, Nick. I gave birth to my son on July 10th.thjust three days before Trump survived an assassination attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania.
An excited Leavitt had just brought her newborn baby home from the hospital. But as soon as Levitt realized Trump had been shot, she said, she looked at her husband and said, “Looks like you're going back to work.”
Levitt is known for not holding back. In June she had a collision with CNN Anchor Casey Hunt criticized the network for being openly “biased” against President Trump.
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