Supreme Court Sides with Trump Just Before Midterms, Ending Biden-era Deportation Rule

The press secretary role also required Leavitt to respond quickly to controversies, policy announcements and breaking developments. Those responsibilities placed her at the center of the administration’s public messaging operation.

Her time behind the podium became the defining chapter of her career to date. It also gave millions of Americans their first sustained exposure to Leavitt as a national political figure.