NEWYou can now listen to articles!
There was no formal meeting and no big announcement, just a brief phone call.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said President Donald Trump informed her she had the job in a simple post-election call, telling her: “Oh, by the way, you know, you’re going to be the White House press secretary, right?”
Speaking at a Turning Point USA event at George Washington University on Thursday evening, Leavitt described the moment as “the most anti-climatic thing ever” and said the job offer came without any formal process.
“About a week after the election, we were on the phone about something, the president and me, just chit chatting,” Leavitt said.
KAROLINE LEAVITT STOPS BY ‘RUTHLESS’ TO TOUT TRUMP’S ‘INCREDIBLE’ FIRST SIX MONTHS OF SECOND TERM
Turning Point USA CEO Erika Kirk speaks with White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt at a Turning Point USA event in the Lisner Auditorium at George Washington University in Washington, D.C., on April 2, 2026. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
“And it was the most anti-climatic thing ever. He goes, ‘Oh, by the way, you know, you’re going to be the White House press secretary, right?’” Leavitt said, to which she responded, “Oh, okay.”
“And he said, ‘So about that other thing, what do you think about that? What should we do? What should we say?’”
WHITE HOUSE HAS SUGGESTION FOR JASMINE CROCKETT AFTER DEM CALLS TRUMP SUPPORTERS ‘SICK’
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks during a Turning Point USA event at George Washington University in Washington, D.C., on April 2, 2026. The conservative youth organization launched its spring tour with stops in multiple cities. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
“That was it. That’s how I got the job,” she said.
Leavitt added there was “no pomp and circumstance,” describing the moment as “true Donald Trump fashion.”
Leavitt said she had worked on Trump’s 2024 campaign after losing her congressional race in New Hampshire and was serving as a spokesperson before being tapped for the role following the election.
CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE APP
Turning Point USA CEO Erika Kirk and White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt walk onstage at George Washington University in Washington, D.C., on April 2, 2026, before a conversation during the organization’s spring tour kickoff. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
“There really wasn’t a process,” Leavitt said. “I thought, I hope I’ll get a job. I don’t know if I will.”
Leavitt, who gave birth to her son in July 2024, is currently nine months pregnant with a girl.
