Leavitt announces new changes to White House Briefing Room, including using what had been staff-seats in the front for “new media.”
Leavitt: “Before I take your questions, I would like to point out to all of you once again, have access to the most transparent and accessible President in American history. There has never been a President who communicates with the American people and the American press corps as openly and authentically as the 45th and now 47th President of the United States. This past week, President Trump has held multiple news conferences, gaggled on Air Force One multiple times and sat down for a two-part interview on Fox News, which aired last week. As Politico summed it up best, Trump is everywhere again, and that’s because President Trump has a great story to tell about the legendary American revival that is well underway. And in keeping with this revolutionary media approach that President Trump deployed during the campaign. The Trump White House will speak to all media outlets and personalities, not just the legacy media who are seated in this room because according, according to recent polling from Gallup, Americans trust in mass media has fallen to a record low. Millions of Americans, especially young people, have turned from traditional television outlets and newspapers to consume their news from podcasts, blogs, social media, and other independent outlets. It’s essential to our team that we share President Trump’s message everywhere and adapt this White House to the new media landscape in 2025. To do this, I’m excited to announce the following changes will be made to this historic James S. Brady Briefing room where Mister Brady’s legacy will endure. This White House believes strongly in the First Amendment. So it’s why our team will work diligently to restore the press passes of the 440 journalists whose passes were wrongly revoked by the previous administration. We’re also opening up this briefing room to new media voices who produced news-related content and whose outlet is not already represented by one of the seats in this room. We welcome independent journalists, podcasters, social media influencers and content creators to apply for credentials to cover this White House, and you can apply now on our new website, http://Whitehouse.gov/newmedia. Starting today, this seat in the front of the room, which is usually occupied by the press secretary’s staff will be called the new media seat. My team will review the applications and give credentials to new media applicants who meet our criteria in past United States Secret Service requirements to enter the White House complex. So, in light of these announcements, our first questions for today’s briefing will go to these new media members whose outlets, despite being some of the most viewed news websites in the country, have not been given seats in this room.”
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Seats in the front for “new media” Leavitt announces new changes to Briefing, restore press passes wrongly revoked