Karoline Leavitt faced down the White House press in her first briefing. It was Trump’s voice that followed
Karoline Leavitt faced down the White House press in her first briefing. It was Trump’s voice that followed
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The first Gen Z press secretary was eager to prove that she’s not going to be afraid of taking potshots at former President Joe Biden, Gustaf Kilander writes. Well, at least she avoided Sean Spicer’s fate. Leavitt quickly made clear that the James S. Brady briefing room will not be a place for contrition, backtracking, or apologies, beginning with an opening statement lauding Trump’s first week as historic. It was like her words were coming in through an earpiece connected to the Oval Office.
![[Leavitt delivered remarks during her first briefing at the White House and hit on many of Trump’s successes in this first week. She also talked about adding new media voices to the room]](https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/01/28/21/SEI237706025.jpg)
“Since taking the oath of office, President Trump has taken more than 300 executive actions, secured nearly $1 trillion in U.S. investments, deported illegal alien rapists, gang members, and suspected terrorists from our homeland, and restored common sense to the federal government,” said Leavitt.
![[Leavitt was quick to hit on main Trump’s main talking points including immigration and the problems with the media]](https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/01/28/15/9ad6ee7a99084416ac021bd6d4802653.jpg)
She added that the new administration has ended what she called the “four-year-long invasion of illegal aliens” under the Biden administration. Leavitt addressed “foreign nationals who are thinking about trying to enter the United States illegally,” directly.
“Under this President, you will be detained, and you will be deported,” she said. The first Gen Z press secretary was also eager to prove that she’s not going to be afraid of taking potshots at former President Joe Biden. Something that has become a habit of Trump even though he is back in the White House.
