NBC’s Peter Alexander: “Have you had any conversations with your successor at the podium, Karoline Leavitt and specifically what advice would you give to her when she takes the podium?”

KJP: “Yeah. I was asked questions — like, a question like this — uh — when — um — her announcement was made — uh — and certainly I wish her all the luck and — uh — this is a great job. I love this job, and it has been an honor and a privilege to serve as the White House press secretary to this president, to President Biden, to this administration — uh — and — um — and I hope she enjoys it — uh — and I hope — um — you know, again, I — I just wish her well. This has — uh — been an experience — uh — that I will always remember a lifetime — uh — one of — one of those experiences that will live with you forever and — um — and, you know, I know people say how tough this job is — uh — and how un — uh — relenting it could be, but — uh — I enjoy it. I’ve enjoyed this opportunity. I’ve enjoyed speaking on behalf of the President of the United States. That is a big deal, that is an important job. I have not spoken to her, but certainly wish her well.”

NBC’s Peter Alexander: “Obviously, you wish her well, so those are good wishes —”
KJP: “Yeah, yeah.”
Alexander: “— but in terms of advice, what is your advice?”
KJP: “Well, look — um — look, one of the things that we have, I hope you all agree — um — in this administration, as we have brought back the norms of how to — uh — engage with the press, having these press briefings, doing these back and forths — um — and trying to do it in the most respectful way that we can — uh — and I think it’s important — it’s important we did that, not because of all of you here, obviously we respect the work that you do, but also what —what the job that you do and what it means to the American people.”

NBC’s Peter Alexander: “So, to be clear, would you urge the new White House to have a daily press briefing?”
KJP: “I — I am not going to — um — uh —”
Alexander: [Inaudible].
KJP: “— no, no, no, no, no, no, no. I — I think they have to decide for themselves how they want to move forward — uh — with a Trump administration, that is for them to decide. Uh — what I can say is bringing back the norms. I thought, I think — we believe, not even I think, the President believed was incredibly important to do, having this back and forth with all of you — uh — we believe, was important to do on behalf of the American people — uh — being able to have the freedom of the press — right — and respecting the freedom of the press is indeed very much part of our democracy that we call you all the fourth estate, right? That is — uh — incredibly important — uh — to have — uh — to have that be part of this administration, the job that you do, of reporting on what we’re doing — uh — even when we disagree with all of you — um — not all of you, but some of you — um. I won’t say to all of you — a blanket, all of you — uh — but even when we disagree, just generally — right — even when we disagree, we believe it’s important to have — um — that back and forth and it’s healthy. It is part of our democracy, and we want to continue to respect, certainly continue to respect that. I’m not — uh — it is up to them. Uh — I’m not sitting behind the — uh — the Resolute Desk, and that is for that person to decide the next person to decide how they’re going to move forward.”

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Q: what advice to Karoline Leavitt? KJP: back to norms, freedom of press, respecting freedom