Leavitt Says She Is Helping Trump Pick New Press Secretary After Zacharia's Five-Day Tenure
Photo: The Guardian USFormer White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Wednesday she is helping President Donald Trump choose his next press secretary, after political commentator Katie Zacharia lasted five days in the job, the shortest tenure in the post's history. Leavitt held the role until Aug. 27, when she left to spend more time with her two young children, and she told Fox News Digital she wished Zacharia well. The New York Times reported Tuesday that Trump told Leavitt, in front of senior advisers, that shuttering the briefing room could be her last legacy, and had pitched the idea several times. Trump is still weighing replacing the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room with a swimming pool, with the Eisenhower Executive Office Building a possible alternative, the Times said. A White House communications statement dismissed the report as fabricated.
Alternative / independent outlets had not reported this story at the time of writing, while left-leaning and right-leaning outlets had. Left-leaning coverage looked at Trump's press-room plans and, in a Guardian podcast, at how women in the administration are treated after perceived mistakes compared with men. Right-leaning Fox News led with Leavitt's exclusive interview about helping select a successor.
How the sides differ Left sources emphasize Trump's treatment of women and his push to evict the press; right sources stress Leavitt's account of the successor search; alternative sources have not covered it.
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HuffPost leads with the New York Times report on Trump's briefing-room idea, including the White House's combative reply. The Guardian podcast discusses Zacharia's exit, treatment of women versus men, and US policy on Ukraine.
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Fox News leads with an exclusive interview in which Leavitt describes helping Trump pick a successor and comments on Zacharia's brief stint, featuring Leavitt's own words.