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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, 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.
White House press secretary defends Trump's firing of inspectors general
Trump's firings of the Senate-confirmed inspectors general included officials at Defense, State, Transportation, Labor, Health and Human Services, and EPA among others.
Karoline Leavitt faced down the White House press in her first briefing. It was Trump’s voice that followed
ANALYSIS: 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
President Trump's press secretary holds first briefing
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The Trump admin holds its first White House press briefing
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