West Palm Beach, Florida – President-elect Donald Trump announced that Caroline Leavitt will return to the White House next year as press secretary, making the 27-year-old the youngest White House press secretary in U.S. history and achieving a new major career milestone.
Mr. Levitt has fiercely defended Mr. Trump throughout his bitter campaign against Vice President Kamala Harris, including the Democratic Party and the Harris campaign calling Mr. Trump a “fascist” and equating him with Nazi German dictator Adolf Hitler. , the attack was said to be comparable to two assassinations. Efforts are being made across the country to rally support for the former president.
“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.” President Trump said in a statement: This month, it announced that it would appoint Mr. Leavitt as press secretary.
“Caroline has proven to be smart, tough, and a highly effective communicator. I am confident she will excel on the podium and deliver the message to the American people that we will make America great again. I have great confidence in that.”
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Caroline Leavitt is seen leaving Trump Tower on April 25, 2024 in New York City. (Photo provided by: MEGA/GC Images)
Mr. Levitt had long been appointed by Mr. Trump as the youngest press secretary in U.S. history, surpassing President Richard Nixon's press secretary Ron Ziegler, who was 29 years old when he held the position in 1969. He also left his own political footprint. Will run in the 2022 parliamentary elections.
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Levitt served as assistant press secretary during Trump's first administration, and after the 2020 election as communications director for New York Congresswoman Elise Stefanik. Levitt began campaigning for Congress in his home state of New Hampshire during the 2022 cycle, winning the primary but losing the election to the Democratic Party.
U.S. House of Representatives Republican candidate Caroline Leavitt speaks during a press conference at Estee's Country Store on October 18, 2022 in Londonderry, New Hampshire. (Sheryl Center for The Washington Post, via Getty Images)
During Mr. Trump's campaign this term, Mr. Levitt exchanged opinions with liberal media about Mr. Trump's candidacy, fielded media interviews about the 45th president's policies and vision for the United States, and spoke amid legal battles and political minefields. served as one of Trump's top defenders. President Biden withdrew from the race in July amid support from both the Biden and Harris campaigns, an unprecedented election cycle, and growing concerns about the president's mental acuity and age.
Trump campaign spokeswoman Caroline Levitt and Trump advisor Jason Miller (left) attend former President Donald Trump's criminal trial at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York City on May 29, 2024. (Photo by Curtis Means/Pool/AFP)
She joined Trump in a Manhattan courtroom this spring, along with dozens of Republicans and Trump, as he stood trial on 34 charges of falsifying business records, which the president has repeatedly denounced as “sham” cases. He was one of the supporters. Through her work as the campaign's national press secretary, she also became familiar with President Trump's “sleep schedule” (he famously only takes about four or five hours off before going to work) and attended rallies around the country. He also reported that he participated. And at campaign headquarters in Florida.
Mr. Levitt is currently serving as the transition spokesperson for Mr. Trump and Mr. Vance ahead of Mr. Trump's inauguration as president on January 20.
In June, before Biden withdrew from the race, Levitt spoke out against Trump when CNN hosts Jake Tapper and Dana Bash moderated the Biden-Biden debate. CNN's Casey Hunt made national headlines when he cut off his microphone after claiming on air that he would be politically biased. He is currently the next president. Mr. Biden ultimately performed badly in the debate, opening the floodgates to traditional Democratic supporters who called for Mr. Biden to withdraw from the presidential race and pass the torch to a younger generation.
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“That's why President Trump is intentionally trying to put himself in a hostile environment on this very network, CNN, with debate moderators whose opinions about President Trump have been so well known over the past eight years. And their biased coverage of President Trump,” Levitt said. Mr. Hunt during a preview interview for the debate.
Incoming White House press secretary Caroline Levitt meets with President-elect Donald Trump.
“So let me just say my colleagues Jake Tapper and Dana Bash were acquitted. As a professional myself Because they've covered campaigns and interviewed candidates from all sides of the aisle. “Also, if you talk to past debate analysts, they'll tell you that if you're attacking the moderator, you're usually losing,” Hunt said.
When Mr. Hunt tried to bring the interview back to previewing the debate, Mr. Levitt said he only needed a few minutes to draw out examples of Mr. Tapper's anti-Trump comments over the years.
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“Ma'am, if you continue to attack my colleagues, I will cancel this interview,” Hunt said, before Levitt responded by saying, “I'm going to state the facts.” I’m there,” he continued.
“I'm sorry, everyone, but we're going back to the panel,” Hunt said. “Caroline, thank you for taking the time. You are welcome to come back any time. She is very welcome to come back and talk about Donald Trump. We will spend a similar amount of time when we meet up later.''We will be in Atlanta for a week for this debate. ”
After his microphone was cut off, Levitt told Fox News Digital at the time, “The fact that CNN cut off my microphone after bringing up the debate moderator's history of anti-Trump lies means that President Trump will not be allowed to participate in Thursday's debate. “It just proves our point that we are not being treated fairly in this society.” However, President Trump intends to enter this three-on-one battle to send a message of victory to the American people, and he will definitely win. ”
Leavitt served as the Trump campaign's national press secretary for the first six months while juggling the media and pregnant with her first child. Ahead of this year's Mother's Day, Levitt highlighted the importance of women and mothers under the Trump administration and celebrated welcoming her baby in July.
Incoming White House Press Secretary Caroline Levitt poses for a photo with President-elect Donald Trump.
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“Joe Biden can't even define what a 'woman' is and his administration disrespectfully refers to mothers as 'people who give birth.'” “We are leaving working mothers and families behind by creating an inflationary crisis, welcoming millions of illegal immigrants into our country for criminal purposes, and allowing violent protests to erupt on college campuses,” Levitt said. He spoke exclusively to FOX News Digital in May.
The campaign touted that it employs dozens of people. Mothers during the election periodincluding Mr. Levitt and recently announced White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles. It has also hired hundreds of working moms since 2016, including celebrities like Kellyanne Conway, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, and Kayley McEnany. RNC and Trump campaign senior adviser Daniel Alvarez and Trump legal spokeswoman Alina Haba are both mothers of young children.
“We have a really welcoming environment for kids at our headquarters office in West Palm Beach,” Leavitt told the Conservatory newspaper in October. “The joke is that Saturday is the day I take my kids to work.”
President Trump 2024 National Press Secretary Caroline Leavitt speaks during a press conference during former President Donald Trump's hush money trial near the Manhattan Criminal Courthouse in New York City on May 28, 2024. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
Democrats came under fire in October after Harris campaign agent Mark Cuban said, “That will never happen,” months after articles touting women and mothers on the campaign trail. [Trump] Surround yourself with strong, intelligent women. ”
“This is a huge insult to the thousands of women who work for President Trump and the tens of millions of women who vote for President Trump,” Levitt said in response to Cuban. “Contrary to what Mark Cuban and Kamala Harris say, these women are mothers, entrepreneurs, industry leaders, and they are certainly strong and smart.”
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Ms. Levitt gave birth to her son in July and was scheduled to take maternity leave before a would-be assassin opened fire on Mr. Trump and his supporters at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, just days before the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee. Ta. Trump was wounded in the side of the head, two other rally attendees were also injured, and Corey Comperatore, a local father and Trump supporter, was shot and killed.
Leavitt said the assassination attempt inspired her to return to the campaign trail just days after giving birth.
“I had just brought my newborn, three-day-old baby home from the hospital, and I said, 'I'm going to turn on the TV and watch today's rally,'” Leavitt said. I told the conservator about seeing this gathering. The tragic and shocking rally on July 13th.
“I looked at my husband and said, 'Looks like I'm going back to work.'”
He also said that after his son was born, he received a phone call from President Trump congratulating him before speaking to former first lady Melania Trump.
“He was incredibly warm and kind,” she said of Trump's call. “He said he wanted to check in. He asked me how I was doing.” Trump then handed the phone to his wife, the newspaper reported.
Caroline Leavitt is seen leaving Trump Tower on April 25, 2024 in New York City. (Photo provided by: MEGA/GC Images)
“Mrs. Trump and I talked about how great it is to be the mother of a little boy. They talked about their love for Barron, and the president joked, 'We have a little boy. But it’s not so small now!’” she said.
Mr. Levitt predicted Mr. Trump would emerge victorious this cycle, using his message of unity and uplifting Americans of all races and creeds to secure the border and secure the economy as inflation accelerates under the Biden-Harris administration. He reiterated his pledge to strengthen his stance.
Trump declared victory late in the election night after winning battleground states such as Pennsylvania, North Carolina and Georgia. He ultimately secured 312 electors, sealing off the popular vote.
Mr. Levitt hailed the victory as “the greatest political comeback in history.” There, President Trump “defeated the big tech oligarchy that tried to silence him, the judicial system weaponized against him, and the fake news that had been lying about him and his supporters for years.” ”.
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Just over a week after his victory at the polls, President Trump nominated Levitt for White House press secretary.
Following the announcement, she posted on her X account: “Thank you President Trump for believing in me. I am humbled and honored.”
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