Jen Psaki: Karoline Leavitt’s Very Good at Commanding the W.H. Press Briefing Room, Though That Room Has Massively Changed Since I Was There

‘It’s much more filled with people who are there to kind of applaud Donald Trump and people who are there to spit out the Republican-given talking points’

Aug 13, 2026 11:00 PM

By Grabien Staff

EXCERPT:

PSAKI: “In your book the first rule that you wrote for a press secretary is don’t lie. Is it possible to serve as a press secretary to Donald Trump and maintain that rule?”
PSAKI: “No because you have an audience of one. Donald Trump is her audience. He clearly loves her as far as we know. She is very good at commanding that room, although I will say as you know well the room has massively changed since I was there.”

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