Who Is Karoline Leavitt, The Youngest White House Secretary (image @kleavittnh)
Washington DC, US: Donald Trump, US President-elect, has appointed Karoline Leavitt as the next White House press secretary, making her the youngest person to ever hold the role.
Trump said the 27-year-old Leavitt “is smart, tough, and has proven to be a highly effective communicator,” Mr Trump said. “I have the utmost confidence she will excel at the podium, and help deliver our message to the American People”.
The Republican said Leavitt is smart, tough, and has proven to be a highly effective communicator. Leavitt has completed communications and political science at Saint Anselm College, a Catholic college in her home state.
While still studying in school, she interned at Fox News and in Trump’s White House press office. She told Politico in 2020 that she gained her “first glimpse into the world of press” through these experiences.
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She said she her studies had decision to pursue a career in press relations. Leavitt began working for the first Trump White House shortly after graduating in 2019, first as presidential writer and later as assistant press secretary, according to the website for her 2022 run for Congress.
Her website stated, “I helped prepare Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany for high-pressure briefings [and] fought against the biased mainstream media”.
After working in the Oval office, Leavitt served as the communications director for Elise Stefanik, a senior Republican congresswoman whom President-elect Trump has nominated to serve as United Nations ambassador. She then ran for Congress, winning the Republican nomination for New Hampshire’s first congressional district in 2022, only to lose in the general election to Democrat Chris Pappas.
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Leavitt’s policy positions that she listed on her campaign website largely align with many of Trump’s priorities. On the economy, she pledged to “CUT taxes” and “champion pro-growth, free market policies”.
She joined Trump’s third bid for the US presidency as his campaign press secretary on January 2024.
