A Wednesday night press report said Fox News host Kimberly Guilfoyle is a top contender for press secretary in President-elect Trump’s White House, and will meet with the transition team for a third time this week.
A source on the Trump transition team dismissed that report, and said there’s nothing to it and the Guilfoyle isn’t being considered at all for the post. Guilfoyle currently cohosts “The Five” on Fox News and previously worked as an assistant district attorney in San Francisco.
Nonetheless, Politico reported Wednesday night that another transition team official who is advocating for Guilfoyle said she is being considered.
“Do you want a white male representing the White House when half the country thinks the President is a misogynist?” that official said. “Who do you want talking about immigration? A Latino. When you have to make decisions about pro-life justices, do you want a man or a woman?”
Outgoing Republican National Committee communications director Sean Spicer is thought to be in line for the same job in the White House. Radio host Laura Ingraham, former Trump campaign manager Kellyanne Conway, and former Trump spokeswoman Katrina Pierson have also been mentioned as possible candidates for press secretary.
Trump is expected to announce his White House press team by the end of the week. Guilfoyle did not respond to a request for comment from the Washington Examiner.
This story was updated at 10:05 a.m., Thursday.
