On Tuesday, Karoline Leavitt became the youngest White
House press secretary in history when she made her first
formal remarks in the James S. Brady Press Briefing
Room.
27-year-old Karoline Leavitt, a native of New Hampshire,
has been appointed White House press secretary,
becoming the youngest person to do so in history.
She gained notoriety on television as a spokesperson for
the Trump 2024 presidential campaign prior to taking on
this position. She was one of the campaign’s first hires
and collaborated with several spokespeople, but she was
the most noticeable in interviews.
Leavitt, who just had a baby, is now the youngest White
House press secretary, succeeding Ronald Ziegler. The
record was previously held by Ziegler, who was appointed
in 1969 during the Nixon administration at the age of 29.
“As you have seen over the past week, President Trump is
hard at work fulfilling the promises that he made to the
American people on the campaign trail,” Leavitt said,
standing at the podium and highlighting the
administration’s efforts.
Leavitt acknowledged the growing power of alternative
media while reiterating the administration’s openness to
traditional media outlets. In keeping with a more
contemporary approach to press relations, she underlined
that independent journalists, podcasters, social media
influencers, and content producers would have the
chance to interact with the White House.
