press secretary

noun

a person officially responsible for press and public relations for a prominent figure or organization and who often holds press conferences to answer journalists' questions.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of press secretary¹

First recorded in 1955–60

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While ICE continued to say its priority was violent criminals, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt warned in January, “that doesn’t mean that the other illegal criminals who entered our nation’s borders are off the table.”

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Shortly after Noem’s statement, the White House press secretary posted on X that Padilla “recklessly lunged toward the podium,” cementing that narrative into right-wing conscientiousness.

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Questions have been raised about the Trumps making commercial deals while Donald Trump is in the White House but his press secretary has rejected any suggestion he is profiting from the presidency.

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White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said during a press briefing Wednesday that 330 people had been arrested since Friday in the immigration sweeps in ICE’s Los Angeles Area of Responsibility, which stretches from San Luis Obispo to San Diego.

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White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said President Trump called in the National Guard with the expectation that it would ‘hopefully prevent and deter some of this violence.’

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