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New White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, In First Briefing, Cites “Record Low Trust” In Legacy Outlets, Says New-Media Reporter Will Get Front-Row Seat


Leavitt said that a new media outlet will get a front row seat.

Leavitt promised to “work diligently” to restore press passes that were “wrongly revoked” by the previous administration. Policies were changed by White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre after one reporter, Simon Abeta, repeatedly disrupted briefings. Leavitt said that those eligible for the White House passes would be open to “new media voices who produce news related content and whose outlet is not already represented by one of the seats in this room.

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