{"id":2396340,"date":"2025-01-28T21:30:01","date_gmt":"2025-01-29T02:30:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/karoline-leavitt-is-breath-of-fresh-air-for-press-briefings-byron-york\/"},"modified":"2025-01-28T21:31:35","modified_gmt":"2025-01-29T02:31:35","slug":"karoline-leavitt-is-breath-of-fresh-air-for-press-briefings-byron-york","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/karoline-leavitt-is-breath-of-fresh-air-for-press-briefings-byron-york\/","title":{"rendered":"Karoline Leavitt is \u2018breath of fresh air\u2019 for press briefings: Byron York"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fkaroline-leavitt-is-breath-of-fresh-air-for-press-briefings-byron-york%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2396340&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article from the *Washington\u200b Examiner* by Byron York discusses the \u2062recent White House \u2064press briefing led by press secretary Karoline Leavitt, heralded as a &#8220;breath of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/uae-princess-sheikha-latifa-claims-she-is-a-hostage-in-new-videos\/\" title=\"UAE Princess Sheikha Latifa Claims She Is \u2018A Hostage\u2019 In New Videos\">fresh air<\/a>&#8221; compared to the previous Biden administration briefings.During the session, Leavitt reinstated the press\u2063 credentials of 440 journalists \u200dthat had been revoked adn welcomed \u2064&#8221;new media&#8221; outlets to\u200d apply\u200c for press access. York emphasizes the\u2063 significant shift towards openness and engagement in the current administration, contrasting it \u200dwith the Biden administration&#8217;s more <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">restrictive \u2063dialogue approach<\/a>. He notes \u200bthat reporters will now face\u200c a more open and interactive environment, with the possibility of their\u200d questions being challenged,\u2063 heralding \u200da \u200dnew era in White House media relations.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump brings &lsquo;breath of fresh air&rsquo; to White House briefings in Karoline Leavitt: Byron York<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1958462\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner&rsquo;s<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/byron-york\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Byron York<\/a> contended that the first White House press briefing since President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a> returned to office should have been a &ldquo;breath of fresh air&rdquo; for all journalists in attendance, regardless of their outlets&rsquo; political leanings.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Tuesday&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3302877\/karoline-leavitt-drones-egg-prices-unding-freeze-top-takeaways-first-briefing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">briefing<\/a> featured White House press secretary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/karoline-leavitt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Karoline Leavitt<\/a> announcing the restoration of 440 journalists&rsquo; press passes that had been revoked under the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/biden-administration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Biden administration<\/a>. Additionally, she highlighted the Trump administration&rsquo;s welcoming of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3303024\/karoline-leavitt-shakes-up-press-briefing-room-podium-debut\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">&ldquo;new media&rdquo;<\/a> to apply for press credentials and join the briefings alongside long-standing and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/my-son-hunter-new-movie-to-document-hunter-biden-scandals\/\" title=\"\u2018My Son Hunter\u2019: New Movie To Document Hunter Biden Scandals\">established media outlets<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share.php?id=2777028&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=9421&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=b42ded41f2db46cc9825cea7ac60dc63\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&ldquo;To compare today&rsquo;s briefing to every briefing of the last four years of the Biden administration, in which the spokesperson <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/karine-jean-pierre\">Karine Jean-Pierre<\/a> either would not, or could not, engage with reporters on a daily basis,&rdquo; York told <em>the Ingraham Angle. <\/em>&ldquo;Today was an absolute breath of fresh air &mdash; it should have been for reporters of any stripe.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>York noted a stark contrast between Jean-Pierre and Leavitt.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Remember in the Biden White House press corps, there was a secret that the president was not up to the job. And all the press was either looking the other way or claiming that he was when he was not. And the Biden administration kept very, very close hold on all sorts of information, as far as the press was concerned, which was happy to look the other way,&rdquo; York said. &ldquo;So, today was just an absolute complete explosion of openness and sunshine.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In addition to recognizing the open engagement with the press, York pointed out that &ldquo;questionable&rdquo; claims from reporters will be &ldquo;questioned in turn.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Their premise of the question will be questioned,&rdquo; he added. &ldquo;So, that&rsquo;s a big, big deal. It really suggests that you&rsquo;re just going to have much, much different interactions between the Trump White House and the press in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/president-trump-senate-republicans-pile-on-pressure-to-approve-2k-stimulus-payments\/\" title=\"President Trump, Senate Republicans pile on pressure to approve K stimulus payments\">briefing room<\/a>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1958462\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1958462\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump&#8217;s return brings a refreshing change to briefings<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2689,"featured_media":2396341,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Karoline-Leavitt-press-briefing.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[37928,49394,32435,32171,44570],"class_list":["post-2396340","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-byron-york","tag-fresh-perspective","tag-karoline-leavitt","tag-political-commentary","tag-press-briefings"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Karoline-Leavitt-press-briefing.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2396340","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2689"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2396340"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2396340\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2396344,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2396340\/revisions\/2396344"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2396341"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2396340"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2396340"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2396340"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}