DONALD Trump’s new press secretary is the youngest person ever to hold the powerful position.

Karoline Leavitt, 27, has already made waves on her first full day as the White House press secretary. On Tuesday, she teased a “massive” announcement from the president.

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The job hasn’t been held by anyone under 30 since 1969 under former President Richard Nixon’s administration.

In a statement announcing her appointment in November, Trump said, “Karoline is smart, tough, and has proven to be a highly effective communicator.”

“I have the utmost confidence she will excel at the podium and help deliver our message to the American people,” he added.

In response to a video of workers cleaning the White House briefing room, Leavitt shared her excitement about her new position on X.
On January 20, she wrote, “Thank you to the hardworking White House staff for preparing for our arrival. See you soon!”

Hours later, she posted a picture from the Capitol Rotunda.

“The Golden Age of America has begun,” she wrote.

Leavitt previously served as the national press secretary for Trump’s 2024 campaign.
She also served as Trump’s assistant press secretary during his last administration when she was just fresh out of college.

The New Hampshire native graduated from Saint Anselm College in 2019 with communications and political science degrees.
She started her career as an intern at Fox News during college.

Before Leavitt’s senior year of college, she also interned in the White House Office of Presidential Correspondence.
After graduating, she worked as Kayleigh McEnany’s assistant press secretary during Trump’s first presidency.

Her website stated that Leavitt helped prepare McEnany, another Fox News media personality, for “high-pressure briefings.”
She served as a communications director for House Republican Elise Stefanik following the end of Trump’s administration.

After years of working in communications, Leavitt tried her own hand in politics.

She launched her bid for the US House of Representatives in New Hampshire in 2022, campaigning on her conservative values and gun rights.

Leavitt won the Republican primary in an upset victory in September 2022.

Trump congratulated her on her victory “against all odds,” adding that she had “wonderful energy and wisdom.”

She went on to lose the general election to incumbent Democrat Chris Pappas.

NEW MOTHER
Leavitt got engaged to entrepreneur Nicholas Riccio, 59, in December 2023.

She gave birth to their son, Nicholas, in July 2024.

The mom was back to work almost immediately, speaking on television just four days after giving birth.

Leavitt said she was inspired to get back on the campaign trail after she watched gunman Thomas Crooks attempt to assassinate Trump during his rally on July 13, 2024.
“I looked at my husband and said, ‘Looks like I’m going back to work,’” Leavitt told conservative outlet The Conservateur in October.

Leavitt said Trump has a “big” infrastructure announcement coming on Tuesday at 4 pm.