WASHINGTON (AP) — Karoline Leavitt, the youngest person to serve as White House press secretary, made her debut in the briefing room on Tuesday, saying that podcasters and social media influencers could apply to participate in future briefings.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt made her briefing debut on Tuesday, where she sparred with reporters over a federal freeze on grants and made clear that President Donald Trump himself will be the administration's main messenger.

Press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the president would open the briefing room to bloggers, podcasters and social-media influencers.

President Trump’s press secretary invited social media influencers and content creators to sit with the traditional press corps.

Karoline Leavitt is the youngest person to serve as White House press secretary and was Trump’s national press secretary during much of the 2024 presidential race.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt shot back at the press Tuesday, saying she will provide honest answers from the press briefing-room podium, but expects honest reporting in return.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt is off to a fiery start after holding her first briefing on Tuesday.

Karoline Leavitt, 27, announced 'new media' will now have a voice in the briefing room, and 440 journalists will get back revoked privileges.

A federal judge blocked the funding freeze from going into effect, after a day in which Trump's White House scrambled to contain confusion.

One week after taking office, the Trump administration held its first official press briefing Tuesday, marking a historic moment with the introduction of White House Press Secretary Karoline

Leavitt promised that the Trump White House would restore press passes to 440 journalists "whose passes were wrongly revoked by the previous administration."

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt's style transformation since assuming her current role hasn't been all that surprising given who her boss is.