Alina Habba, a lawyer and senior adviser to President-elect Donald Trump, said she is not considering a press secretary role despite “support and speculation.”
Haba addressed rumors on social media platform X early Thursday, adding: “This administration is going to be epic!”
“I love shouting at the podium, but I plan to be more active in other capacities,” she said.
Names being considered include Trump campaign national press secretary Caroline Leavitt, former Trump administration official Monica Crowley, former ESPN host Sage Steele, CNN contributor Scott Jennings, and RNC press secretary Including Elizabeth Pipko. According to Axios.
The press secretary's role is one of the most visible in the White House, typically holding daily press conferences with the White House press corps on behalf of the president.
His new administration will challenge the longstanding tradition of supporting mainstream media, including the big broadcasters, cable news networks, national newspapers and news organizations such as the Associated Press, in the James Brady press briefing room. According to Axios.
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Alina Haba is the legal advisor to President-elect Donald Trump. (Getty Images)
Axios reports that the new Trump administration is considering giving press conferences to MAGA-friendly media outlets. Reporters from cable news, print and wire services have appeared so far, Axios reported.
Matt Gaetz resigns from Congress due to Trump's appointment as attorney general, Johnson says
Trump campaign senior adviser Alina Habba and President-elect Donald Trump. (Getty Images)
President Trump is continuing to select members of his cabinet ahead of his inauguration as the 47th president of the United States in January.
Some Congressional Republicans told Fox News Digital that Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), who resigned from Congress on Wednesday after being nominated by Trump to be attorney general, had previously been involved in a Department of Justice (DOJ) investigation. He said he may face a tough approval process because of his previous certification. Alleged sex trafficking. Last year, Gates' office announced that the Justice Department had concluded its investigation and determined that Gates would not be charged with any crime.
The results of the House Ethics Committee's investigation into Gaetz were also scheduled to be released soon, but with Gaetz's resignation, they may not be made public.
Congressman Matt Gaetz is seen wearing a Laken Riley pin at the Capitol in Washington, DC, ahead of President Biden's State of the Union address on March 7, 2024. (Aaron Schwartz/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
President-elect Donald Trump shakes hands with former Democratic Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard during the 146th General Assembly of the United States National Guard Association, Monday, August 26, 2024, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Paul Sancia)
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Tulsi Gabbard, who served as a Democratic congresswoman from Hawaii from 2013 to 2021, became an independent in 2022 and joined the Republican Party last month, has been selected by President Trump to serve as Director of National Intelligence in the new Cabinet.
FOX News' Elizabeth Elkind, Julia Johnson, Kelly Fares and Andrea Margolis contributed to this report.
