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White House Press Secretary Makes Her Debut

Karolin Leavitt answers questions in the James S. Brady briefing room for the first time as White House Press Secretary (Photo: CNN NewsSource).

 

 

By Sabrina McCrear

Howard University News Service

Karoline Leavitt, the youngest White House press secretary,  made her debut at 1 p.m. today in the briefing room.

The briefing covered the many executive orders President Trump signed during his first week in the White House.

Diving directly into Trump’s executive orders, Leavitt scrutinized those related to deportation. She emphasized the extreme measures the Trump administration is taking to deport “illegal alien rapists, gang members and suspected terrorists.”

In addition to the president ordering customs agents to make 75 arrests per day, she mentioned the end of the Catch and Release policy that returns detained immigrants to their community while awaiting trial.

“Trump has sent a loud and clear message to the entire world that America will no longer tolerate illegal immigration,” she stated. “This president expects that every nation on this planet will cooperate with the repatriation of their citizens.”

As an example, Levitt cited Colombia, whose president refused to accept detained citizens until Trump threatened to impose “harsh and effective sanctions and tariffs.”

She then moved on to discuss how Trump’s economic plan would “deliver emergency price relief.” stressing how suffering families would soon see a difference in inflation pricing.

“Trump took immediate action to lower costs for families who are suffering from four long years of the Biden administration’s destructive and inflationary policies,” Leavitt said.

She also briefly touched on the DEI revocation initiative and how its removal will “return America to a merit-based society.”

Leavitt answered press questions with swiftness and ease as this is not her first time working in Trump’s administration. The 27-year-old was the former assistant press secretary  and national press secretary for Trump’s campaign and his transition team.

When asked how she views her role as press secretary, compared to  her ;redecessors, Leavitt said she’s committed to telling the truth and advocating on behalf of the president.

“It’s very easy to speak truth from the podium when you have a president who is implementing policies that are wildly popular with the American people.”

In response a question about the price of eggs, Leavitt ended the briefing on a call to action for the senate to “move swiftly and confirm all of President Trump’s nominees.”

As Leavitt left the briefing room, she said that Trump appointees once confirmed would work diligently within their departments to implement the executive orders, specifically those related to the economy aimed at lowering costs across the board for everyone.

Sabrina McCrear covers the White House for HUNewsService.com.