WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump on Friday introduced that he’s deciding on Karoline Leavitt to function White House press secretary.
“Karoline is wise, powerful, and has confirmed to be a extremely efficient communicator,” Trump mentioned in a press release. “I’ve the utmost confidence she’s going to excel on the podium, and assist ship our message to the American People as we, Make America Great Again.”
Leavitt served as his marketing campaign’s nationwide press secretary throughout this election cycle, and since Election Day, she has served as a transition crew spokesperson.
NBC News has reached out to Leavitt for remark.
In a put up to X on Nov. 6, Leavitt celebrated Trump’s win, thanking him for “going by hell in your selfless pursuit to Save America.”
“It’s been the dignity of a lifetime to talk on behalf of President Trump and this historic marketing campaign,” she mentioned within the put up. “I’ll always remember the sensation of pleasure when the race was formally known as, standing backstage with the toughest working crew in politics. In that second, all the blood, sweat, and tears have been immediately price it.”
Earlier on Friday, Trump tapped Steven Cheung as his incoming director of communications. Cheung held that very same title on Trump’s 2024 presidential marketing campaign.
Leavitt has defended Trump’s rhetoric, saying throughout an Election Day interview on NBC News NOW, “on the subject of the alleged darkish rhetoric, he is speaking concerning the actuality on this nation proper now,” pointing to the variety of Americans who’ve mentioned they felt the nation was transferring within the incorrect course.
As marketing campaign press secretary, Leavitt has additionally repeatedly embraced Trump’s criticism of media retailers as “faux information.”
Leavitt ran for Congress in New Hampshire in 2022, dropping to incumbent Democratic Rep. Chris Pappas. Leavitt served as an assistant press secretary throughout Trump’s first time period.