White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt of New Hampshire held the Trump Administration’s first official press briefing Tuesday afternoon.

At just 27 years old, Leavitt is now the youngest White House Press Secretary in United States history.

Leavitt studied communications and political science at Saint Anselm College, a Catholic institution in her home state of New Hampshire, where she was regularly involved with the New Hampshire Institute of Politics.

While a student, Leavitt interned at Fox News during the 2016 election cycle. After graduating, she began working for President Donald Trump (R) under former press secretary Kayleigh McEnany.

After leaving the White House, Leavitt worked as the Director of Communications for Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY), who President Trump has now tapped to serve as the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations.

Leavitt ran for the United States House of Representatives in 2022, seeking to represent New Hampshire’s First Congressional District in Washington, D.C.

Although she was unsuccessful in the general election, Leavitt made a strong showing, earning 45.9 percent of the vote against incumbent Rep. Chris Pappas (D), coming just over 25,000 votes short of winning the seat.

Leavitt also briefly filled in as a host of the Grace Curley Show in 2023.

She then rejoined Trump’s team as his campaign’s spokesperson during the 2024 presidential election. Most recently, Leavitt served as the spokesperson for the Trump-Vance transition team.

“Karoline is smart, tough, and has proven to be a highly effective communicator,” Trump said in a November statement publicly tapping Leavitt press secretary. “I have the utmost confidence she will excel at the podium, and help deliver our message to the American People as we, Make America Great Again.”

During Wednesday’s packed White House press briefing — which lasted about 45 minutes in total — Leavitt addressed a number of key issues, including the president’s 300-plus executive orders, the on-going deportation efforts, the halting of Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI) programs, and the Administration’s decision to pause all federal grants and loans.

Leavitt also delivered a message from the president, explaining that the heightened drone presence in New Jersey recently was not the result of unauthorized or enemy technology.

When asked about the increased cost of eggs, Leavitt strongly pushing back on attempts to pin rising prices on the Trump Administration.

Citing survey research from Gallup Research, Leavitt stated that Americans’ trust in the media is at an all time low and explained this as part of the reason the White House Press Briefings will no longer be restricted to legacy media outlets, and encouraged independent journalists and content creators to apply for official credentials. She also pledged to work to restore the credentials of 440 reporters she said were wrongly revoked by the Biden administration.

Watch the Official White House Live Stream of Tuesday’s Press Briefing: