Overview

• Steve Bannon has predicted that Karoline Leavitt, the 27-year-old White House Press Secretary, could be elevated to a Cabinet position or even Chief of Staff within the next two years.
• Leavitt, the youngest person to ever hold the press secretary role, reportedly doubts her qualifications for such high-level positions, according to sources familiar with her thinking.
• Bannon, who supported Leavitt early in her career, highlighted her willingness to champion Trump’s election fraud claims as a defining trait of her alignment with the MAGA movement.
• Leavitt’s rapid rise from a failed 2022 congressional campaign in New Hampshire to a central figure in Trump’s media strategy reflects her generational approach to political communication.
• President Trump has voiced strong support for Leavitt, framing her as a loyal ally and suggesting her 2022 electoral loss was a benefit to his administration.