The president-elect of the United States appointed Karoline Leavitt as White House spokesperson, who performed this role in Donald Trump's campaign and was also part of the communications team in the Republican's first term (2017-2021).
"Karoline Leavitt has done an exceptional job as spokesperson on my historic campaign and has announced that she will be the White House Spokesperson," Trump said in a statement.
The Republican described Leavitt as "smart and tough", saying she has "proven to be an extremely effective communicator".
"I have full confidence that he will stand out and help convey our message to the American people, as we make the United States great again", he stressed, repeating the motto of all presidential campaigns ('Make America Great Again').
When Trump takes office on January 20, 2025, Leavitt will be, at 27 years old, the youngest spokeswoman in the White House. Before her, the record belonged to Ron Ziegler, who at the age of 29 became the spokesman for Richard Nixon's presidency (1969-1974).
This is one of the most important positions in the White House as it becomes the face of the administration in contact with journalists.
During the administration of the current President, Joe Biden, press conferences were held almost daily, as well as during the governments of Barack Obama (2009-2017) and George W. Bush (2001-2009).
During his first term, Trump maintained a conflictive relationship with the media, which he called "enemies of the people" and responsible for "fake news", having ordered the communications team to put an end to the tradition of press conferences. daily.
Between March 2019 and January 2020, the White House spokesperson did not hold press conferences.
In recent days, Donald Trump announced around 20 names that will join the Republican government.
Among them, Marco Rubio as Secretary of State, Pete Hegseth as Secretary of Defense and Kristi Noem as Secretary of Homeland Security, as well as tycoon Elon Musk to lead a new government efficiency office.
The Republican also named Susie Wiles as chief of staff, John Ratcliffe as director of the CIA (Foreign Secret Service Agency), Elise Stefanik as ambassador to the UN and, as 'border czar', Tom Homan, considered the brain behind the controversy policy of separating immigrant families on the border with Mexico, in Trump's first term.
The 78-year-old billionaire and the conservative camp achieved a triple electoral victory on November 5: in the presidency and in both houses of Congress - Senate and Chamber of Deputies -, reinforcing the 'resounding' political return of the former Republican president.
In the presidential elections on November 5, Donald Trump also won the popular vote, against his Democratic opponent, the incumbent vice president, Kamala Harris, with 50.2% of the vote, according to NBC News.
Control of Congress will make it easier for the 45th and soon-to-be 47th US president, who has promised to take radical measures, including mass deportations of migrants, tax cuts and deregulation.
