Scott Jennings Emerges as Early Favorite to Replace Karoline Leavitt but Process Is Just Beginning
Jennings has sent clips defending Trump aides and met with Susie Wiles as allies weigh whether to back his bid, reports said.
- Conservative commentator Scott Jennings met with White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles in Washington this past weekend to discuss replacing White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, who announced earlier this month she will depart at month's end.
- Leavitt announced last week she would leave the position to spend more time with her two young children, prompting the White House to search for a successor as the administration faces a critical vacancy.
- Jennings circulated video clips of himself defending White House aide Natalie Harp to senior staffers, appearing to audition for the role after Harp became embroiled in controversy over her relationship with President Donald Trump.
- While President Donald Trump has said Jennings "looks the part" and handles himself well on television, some officials question whether the commentator can manage the role's behind-the-scenes duties and closed-door legwork that made Leavitt effective.
- Administration officials stress the selection process is not being rushed, with the White House considering multiple candidates including former DHS officials and Trump advisers to fill the vacancy before the end of August.
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CNN commentator Scott Jennings could soon move from analyzing the White House on television to speaking for it. Jennings, 48, is being pushed by White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles to replace outgoing White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, according to a new report from the Daily Mail. “It’s his if he wants it,” a source told the outlet. “And he does.” Leavitt is stepping down to spend more time with her family, setting off a scramble …
Scott Jennings Has Emerged as a Favorite to Replace Karoline Leavitt as White House Press Secretary.
By Kristen Holmes and Alayna Treene, CNN - Scott Jennings has emerged as an early frontrunner to be the next White House press secretary, several sources familiar with the matter told CNN, though all emphasized that the process is far from over. White House Chief of Staff Susie The post Scott Jennings emerges as frontrunner to replace Karoline Leavitt as White House press secretary appeared first on KVIA.
CNN clashes built Scott Jennings for the White House briefing room
Scott Jennings has spent years sparring with the Left and the media as a CNN commentator, developing a combative highlight reel that could have him prepared for the White House briefing room should he leave his lucrative cable news network contract to become President Donald Trump’s next press secretary. Jennings’s defenses of Trump on CNN, where he has worked since 2017, could be a preview of his approach to an oft-hostile White House press cor…
Scott Jennings Emerges As Contender To Replace Karoline Leavitt
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt holds a press briefing in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 30, 2026. REUTERS/Evan Vucci(Washington, DC) – Conservative commentator Scott Jennings
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