Five ways Karoline Leavitt helped change the White House press shop

Published August 27, 2026 6:36pm ET



Departing White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt‘s 20 months behind the podium could have a lasting impact on how her successors, Republican and Democrat, operate.

Following in the footsteps of her Trump predecessors, including first administration White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham, who did not brief once during her tenure, Leavitt and her team approached presidential communications differently.

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