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Following Karoline Leavitt’s announcement on Wednesday that she will be departing from her role as White House press secretary, one report suggests that the next person for the job could be a MAGA die-hard who frequently defends lies from President Donald Trump, even in the face of live fact-checks: CNN contributor Scott Jennings.

According to a report from The Daily Beast, which cited sources with knowledge of the discussions on who could replace Leavitt, Jennings tops the list of would-be press secretaries for Trump. The pick would be a notable departure for the president, who hasn’t had an older, male press secretary since Sean Spicer during his first term in 2017.

Jennings, who regularly appears as a conservative panelist on CNN’s evening broadcasts, wouldn’t be unfamiliar with working in the White House, as he previously served as deputy director of political affairs under former President George W. Bush.

Asked about the possibility of his becoming the next press secretary on the cable news station Wednesday night, he avoided answering the question entirely, instead praising Leavitt as “maybe the greatest White House press secretary in the last 30 years.”

Leavitt has showcased extreme loyalty to Trump throughout her tenure, consistently parroting the president’s lies to the American public.

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For example, Leavitt defended Trump in 2025 when he said he’d “love” the idea of deporting currently incarcerated U.S. citizens to foreign prisons. The outgoing press secretary insisted that such an action was an option for the president to consider, if it is legal — which, of course, it is not.

Leavitt has described reports on the U.S. bombing of a girls’ elementary school in Iran, which killed dozens, as “propaganda,” despite overwhelming evidence showing otherwise. She has also dismissed concerns from reporters about Trump canceling the midterms — even after he said, “When you think of it, we shouldn’t even have” midterm elections.

Jennings’s admiration for Leavitt’s work suggests that, if........

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