Trump’s New PressSec Comes Out Swinging — Takes Journos To School

After four long years of ducking and weaving, circling back and reading ready-made binder answers verbatim have given way to a whole new way of running the show.

And it’s not for the faint-of-heart hashtag “resistance” era journos accustomed to wolf-pack tactics dragging the narrative wherever they want it to go, either.

The game has changed, and so have the faces. As good as some of Trump’s first-term PressSecs were at weathering the storm of media barrages, there has been a clear pivot from playing defence against a hostile media. This time, the Trump admin is going full offence, and taking it to the disingenuous scumbags who spent the last 8 years lying about Trump, his family and his policies.

Right from the beginning, newly-minted PressSec Karoline Leavitt was making her presence felt. Here are some highlights from yesterday:

Here’s her opening salvo, listing exactly what sets this administration (and a new Golden Age for America) apart from the tired old one it replaces.

.@PressSec: “President Trump is BACK — and the Golden Age of America has most definitely begun.” 🔥 pic.twitter.com/Inhw6x4pZD

— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) January 28, 2025

Border enforcement will now be taken seriously:

.@PressSec: “President Trump has sent a loud and clear message to the entire world: America will no longer tolerate illegal immigration — To foreign nationals who are thinking about trying to illegally enter the United States: Think again.” pic.twitter.com/sKBtL1tydj

— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) January 28, 2025

Calling out Corporate media mendacity:

.@PressSec: “We will call you out when we feel that your reporting is wrong or there is misinformation about this White House … I will hold myself to the truth — and I expect everyone in this room to do the same.” pic.twitter.com/6c1INfGdFV

— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) January 28, 2025

And the announcement that they will no longer exercise the gatekeeping control of the Press Gallery they once enjoyed to exclude what was once called ‘new media’.

🚨 @PressSec announces that new media — such as podcasters, social media influencers, and bloggers — can now apply for credentials to cover the Trump 47 White House:

“It’s essential to our team that we share President Trump’s message everywhere.” pic.twitter.com/36wCM3sIyS

— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) January 28, 2025

Even bloggers, podcasters, and social media personalities can apply for Press Corps credentials.

The days of the Jim Acostas of the world running the show like a real-world re-enactment of ‘mean girls’ is over. Their spell is broken. The news has been democratized.

And they’ve been bested by the youngest woman to ever hold that post… she’s only 27 years young.

Stripped of their special status, they’re no better than the Wizard of Oz telling Dorothy to pay no attention to the man behind the curtain. And however much they will hate the changes, there’s absolutely nothing they can do about it for the next 4 years.

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