Conservatives Praise Karoline Leavitt’s First Press Conference as White House Press Secretary
Conservatives on social media are hailing newly minted White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt’s performance in her first press conference on Tuesday, praising her handling of questions and her ability to answer without relying on scripts. Leavitt, 27, is the youngest press secretary in the nation’s history, surpassing President Richard Nixon’s press secretary, Ron Ziegler, who was 29 when he took the position in 1969.
As Leavitt addressed the media, she spoke for almost an hour and answered questions from more than a dozen reporters with various political affiliations. Conservatives took to social media to express their admiration for her performance, with actor James Woods calling her a “rock star” and predicting that the next four years will be “sublime.”
Fox News contributor Joey Jones praised Leavitt’s competence, saying she was “impressive, but not surprising.” Talk show host Addison Smith noted that Leavitt didn’t rely on scripted talking points, unlike her predecessors, saying “competence is back.”
Other conservatives, including Outkick founder and radio host Clay Travis and Rush Limbaugh’s longtime friend and producer, James Golden, praised Leavitt’s clarity and directness in her answers. Leavitt’s performance was also praised by Coign Vice President Cassie Smedile Docksey, who said it was “refreshing to have a Press Sec at the podium who can answer questions directly and without reading word for word from a script.”
Leavitt, a fierce defender of Trump during his campaign, previously served as assistant press secretary in Trump’s first administration and as communications director for New York Republican Rep. Elise Stefanik. She took over the role of press secretary from Karine Jean-Pierre, the Biden administration’s chief spokesperson.
