Who will be Trump’s new press secretary?
WASHINGTON - As President-elect Donald Trump nominates members of his cabinet and future administration, many people, specifically the White House pool of reporters, want to know who will be the next press secretary?
According to the White House website, "The Press Secretary provides daily briefings for the media on the President’s activities and agenda."
"Less visible to most Americans is the National Security Council, which advises the President on foreign policy, intelligence, and national security," the job description further reads.
Here are a few potential candidates for press secretary:
Tucker Carlson
Former Fox News host Tucker Carlson is a popular name among the Trump base. Carlson has spoken and appeared alongside Trump during his presidential campaign. Carlson started his own online network and released a series of interviews with figures popular in the conservative movement, including one with Trump that was posted to counterprogram a debate between his GOP nomination opponents.
His most newsworthy foray was a February interview with Russian president Vladimir Putin, who said later that he thought Carlson "would behave more aggressively and ask so-called sharp questions."
US President Donald Trump answers questions during a news conference in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on August 12, 2020. (Photo by Nicholas Kamm / AFP) (Photo by NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP via Getty Images)
Kari Lake
Republican Kari Lake recently lost her Senate bid in Arizona to Democrat Ruben Gallego.
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Lake, who is a well-known former television news anchor, became a star on the populist right with her 2022 campaign for Arizona governor. She recorded every interaction with reporters, often posting contentious exchanges on social media and earning plaudits from her fans, and she still attracted unprecedented attention from global media.
PRESCOTT, ARIZONA - NOVEMBER 04: Arizona Republican U.S. Senate candidate Kari Lake speaks at her Election Eve Rally outside the Yavapai County Courthouse on November 4, 2024 in Prescott, Arizona. Lake is running against Arizona Democratic Senate can
Steven Cheung
Political advisor Steven Cheung served in communications roles in Trump's previous campaigns.
Cheung also worked for the Trump White House during his first stint in office.
Karoline Leavitt
Karoline Leavitt serves as the spokesperson for the Trump 2024 campaign and his transition team. She also worked in the press office during the first Trump administration. She also was communications director for Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y.
Leavitt, described as an unabashed pro-Trump Republican, ran for Congress in 2022 to represent New Hampshire in the House but lost to Democratic Rep. Chris Pappas.
Previous press secretaries during 1st Trump administration
Sean Spicer was Trump's first press secretary but abruptly resigned in 2017. Spicer, whose daily briefings once dominated cable television and delighted late-night comics, quit in protest over the hiring of Anthony Scaramucci as the new White House communications director. Spicer had long sought the strategic communications job for himself and had been managing that role along with his press secretary duties for nearly two months.
Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders replaced Spicer.
During Sanders’ nearly two-year tenure at the White House, she scaled back daily televised briefings after repeatedly sparring with reporters who aggressively questioned her. But she also earned reporters’ respect working behind the scenes to develop relationships with the media.