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Live updates: White House to hold first press briefing of Trump presidency
Press secretary Karoline Leavitt is set to make her debut behind the podium as the White House holds its first official news briefing Tuesday afternoon. Leavitt is certain to get questions related to the White House budget office’s decision to pause all grants and loans disbursed by the federal government to ensure its programs are consistent with President Donald Trump’s executive orders.
White House press secretary channels Trump at first briefing
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt made her briefing debut on Tuesday, where she sparred with reporters over a federal freeze on grants and made clear that President Donald Trump himself will be the administration's main messenger.
Karoline Leavitt, youngest White House press secretary, will make her debut in the briefing room
WASHINGTON (AP) — Karoline Leavitt, the youngest person to serve as White House press secretary, will make her debut in the briefing room on Tuesday. Her first briefing is scheduled for 1 p.m. ET.
Karoline Leavitt faced down the White House press in her first briefing. It was Trump’s voice that followed
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Who is Karoline Leavitt, the White House press secretary making her podium debut?
Karoline Leavitt is the youngest person to serve as White House press secretary and was Trump’s national press secretary during much of the 2024 presidential race.
Karoline Leavitt, youngest White House press secretary, to make briefing room debut
When Leavitt, 27, walks out into the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room on Tuesday, she'll be the youngest press secretary to do so, since Ronald Ziegler, who held the title in former President Ronald Reagan's White House at age 29.
The Trump admin holds its first White House press briefing
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