West Palm Beach, Florida – President-elect Donald Trump is making his cabinet announcement just a week after his landslide victory over Vice President Kamala Harris, with the focus on announcing who he will appoint to lead the White House communications team. There is.
Caroline Leavitt served as the Trump campaign's national press secretary throughout the high-stakes campaign, making her a strong name as a press secretary. Alina Haba, President Trump's legal press secretary and adviser, was also seen as a top candidate for the role, but said Thursday that she is “better suited for other positions.”
“I'm flattered by the support and speculation, but the role of press secretary is not the role I have in mind. I love shouting from the podium, but I plan to be more active in other roles. This administration is going to be epic. “We’re so proud of the Trump team’s latest appointments and 47 people! ” she posted on X on Thursday morning.
In addition to Mr. Levitt, and previously Mr. Haba, Mr. Trump has also asked former President George W. Bush aide and CNN contributor Scott Jennings, longtime Trump adviser and ally Jason Miller, There is growing speculation that the company may name spokesperson and advisor Stephen Chan to the role. Other potential candidates include former ESPN host Sage Steele, RNC press secretary Elizabeth Pipko and former Trump administration official Monica Crowley.
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During the first Trump administration, the communications team was sometimes a revolving door of press secretaries and communications directors.
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Back in 2016, President Trump announced that Sean Spicer would be his first press secretary, a position he held from January 20, 2017, to July of that year. Spicer resigned after President Trump appointed Anthony Scaramucci as communications director in an overhaul of the communications team. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, currently the governor of Arkansas, took over the position from July 2017 to July 2019.
Scaramucci served as communications director for about 10 days before joining the company and has since become a top critic of the former president and the president-elect. Mr. Spicer served as acting director of communications during Trump's first administration, followed by Mr. Scaramucci, Hope Hicks, Bill Shine, and finally Stephanie Grisham.
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In terms of press secretary, Grisham followed Sanders as press secretary, serving in that role specifically during the early days of the pandemic, before Kayleigh McEnany took over the role and will remain in the role until President Biden takes office in 2021. served as
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Trump's second administration is already taking office at a much faster pace than the 2016 transition period, with President Trump announcing 20 appointments to Cabinet and key administration positions as of Thursday.
“The American people re-elected President Trump by a wide margin and empowered him to deliver on the promises he made during his campaign, and his Cabinet selections reflect President Trump’s America First priorities.” “President Trump will continue to appoint great people and women with the talent, experience, and skill sets we need to make America great again,” Levitt said this week. He first told Fox News Digital when asked about President Trump's swift Cabinet reshuffling announcements.
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For example, President Trump selected Congressman Mike Walz (R-Florida) as his presidential candidate. National Security Advisorannounced its selection on Tuesday, about three days earlier than the announcement that selected former Army Gen. Mike Flynn for the same position in 2016, about 10 days after Election Day.
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President Trump also announced his choice of former New York Republican Congressman Lee Zeldin to head the Environmental Protection Agency, but Trump did not choose Scott Pruitt for the position until December 7, 2016. I couldn't.
The appointment of Susie Wiles, a top official in the Trump administration, as chief of staff was announced the day after the election, but in 2016, the appointment of Reince Priebus as chief of staff was announced five days after the election. It was announced later.
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President Trump has announced one communications staff appointment, announcing on Wednesday that Taylor Budowicz will serve as chief of staff and deputy chief of staff for communications and human resources.
President Trump did not announce his first press secretary in 2016 until Dec. 22, 2016, but this year's press secretary selection is expected to be announced sooner, as are cabinet announcements.
