DONALD Trump’s new press secretary is the youngest person ever to hold the powerful position
Karoline Leavitt, 27, has already made waves on her first full day as the White House press secretary. On Tuesday, she teased a “massive” announcement from the president.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt watching President Trump sign executive orders in the Oval Office on Inauguration DayGetty Images – Getty
Donald Trump’s Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt is only 27The Mega Agency
AFPPresident Donald Trump speaks at the Commander-In-Chief inaugural ball on January 20, 2025[/caption]
Instagram/karolineleavittLeavitt started working for Trump shortly after she graduated from college[/caption]
The job hasn’t been held by anyone under 30 since 1969 under former President Richard Nixon’s administration.
In a statement announcing her appointment in November, Trump said, “Karoline is smart, tough, and has proven to be a highly effective communicator. “
“I have the utmost confidence she will excel at the podium and help deliver our message to the American people.”
In response to a video of workers cleaning the White House briefing room, Leavitt shared her excitement about her new position on X.
On January 20, she wrote, “Thank you to the hardworking White House staff for preparing for our arrival. See you soon!”
Hours later, she posted a picture from the Capitol Rotunda.
“The Golden Age of America has begun,” she wrote.
Leavitt previously served as the national press secretary for Trump’s 2024 campaign.
She also served as Trump’s assistant press secretary during his last administration – when she was just fresh out of college.
The New Hampshire native graduated from Saint Anselm College in 2019 with communications and political science degrees.
She started her career as an intern at Fox News during college.
Before Leavitt’s senior year of college, she also interned in the White House Office of Presidential Correspondence.
After graduating, she worked as Kayleigh McEnany’s assistant press secretary during Trump’s first presidency.
Her website stated that Leavitt helped prepare McEnany, another Fox News media personality, for “high-pressure briefings. “
Donald Trump’s Cabinet Picks
In the days following his dominant Election Day victory, President-elect Donald Trump has begun carving out his future administation.
Here’s a list of Trump’s confirmed cabinet picks:
Susie Wiles – White House Chief of Staff
Dr. Mehmet Oz – Administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Stephen Miller – Deputy Chief of Staff
Bill McGinley – White House counsel
Tom Homan – “Border Czar”
Elise Stefanik – Ambassador to the United Nations
Lee Zeldin – Environmental Protection Agency administrator
Marco Rubio – Secretary of State
Kristi Noem – Homeland Security Secretary
Mike Huckabee – Ambassador to Israel
John Ratcliffe – CIA director
Pete Hegseth – Secretary of Defense
Mike Waltz – National Security Advisor
Steven Witkoff – Middle East envoy
Elon Musk – Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)
Tim Scott – Chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee
Tulsi Gabbard – Director of National Intelligence
Pam Bondi – nominated for Attorney general just hours after Gaetz’s withdrawal
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Secretary of Health and Human Services
Jay Clayton – US Attorney for the Southern District of New York
Doug Burgum – Department of Interior
Todd Blanche – Deputy Attorney General
Karoline Leavitt – White House Press Secretary
Chris Wright – Energy Secretary
Doug Collins – Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs
William McGinley – White House Counsel
Steven Cheung – White House Communications Director
William Owen Scharf – Assistant to the President and White House Staff Secretary
Dean John Sauer – Solicitor General of the US
Commissioner Brendan Carr – Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission.
Linda McMahon: Education Secretary
Matthew Whitaker – NATO ambassador
Scott Bessent – Treasury Secretary
Keith Kellogg – Special envoy to Russia, Ukraine
Warren Stephens – Ambassador to the UK
She served as a communications director for House Republican Elise Stefanik following the end of Trump’s administration.
After years of working in communications, Leavitt tried her own hand in politics.
She launched her bid for the US House of Representatives in New Hampshire in 2022, campaigning on her conservative values and gun rights.
karolineleavitt/InstagramLeavitt, left, and former White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany[/caption]
Instagram/karolineleavittLeavitt, her husband, and their baby[/caption]
Instagram/karolineleavittLeavitt and her son, Nicholas, who was born in July 2024[/caption]
Leavitt won the Republican primary in an upset victory in September 2022.
Trump congratulated her on her victory “against all odds,” adding that she had “wonderful energy and wisdom.”
She went on to lose the general election to Representative Chris Pappas.
MOM OF ONE
Leavitt got engaged to entrepreneur Nicholas Riccio, 59, in December 2023.
She gave birth to their son, Nicholas, in July 2024.
The mom was back to work almost immediately, speaking on television just four days after giving birth.
Leavitt said she was inspired to get back on the campaign trail after she watched gunman Thomas Crooks attempt to assassinate Trump during his rally on July 13, 2024.
“I looked at my husband and said, ‘Looks like I’m going back to work,’” Leavitt told conservative outlet The Conservateur in October.
Leavitt said Trump has a “big” infrastructure announcement coming on Tuesday at 4 pm.
Instagram/karolineleavittLeavitt, who worked as an assistant press secretary under Kayleigh McEnany during Trump’s first presidency[/caption]
GettyLeavitt, who got back to work just days after giving birth[/caption]
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