White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt announced a few changes to the White House press corps Tuesday during her first briefing at the lectern.
Ahead of Trump’s swearing in, Leavitt repeatedly teased the administration’s desire to switch up the briefing room and highlight more independent media. The new press secretary unveiled a new addition to the White House briefing room Tuesday, explaining that seats in the area typically reserved for staff will be given to outlets who do not officially hold a place in the room.
“The Trump White House will speak to all media outlets and personalities, not just the legacy media who are seated in this room. Because, according to recent polling from Gallup, American’s trust in mass media has fallen to a record low,” Leavitt explained.
“Starting today, this seat in the front of the room which is usually occupied by the press…
