{"id":2413304,"date":"2025-03-14T21:15:02","date_gmt":"2025-03-15T01:15:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-karoline-leavitt-hands-over-briefing-room-podium-to-9-year-old-girl-battling-cancer-who-fields-questions-like-a-pro\/"},"modified":"2025-03-14T21:15:02","modified_gmt":"2025-03-15T01:15:02","slug":"watch-karoline-leavitt-hands-over-briefing-room-podium-to-9-year-old-girl-battling-cancer-who-fields-questions-like-a-pro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-karoline-leavitt-hands-over-briefing-room-podium-to-9-year-old-girl-battling-cancer-who-fields-questions-like-a-pro\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch: Karoline Leavitt Hands Over Briefing Room Podium to 9-Year-Old Girl Battling Cancer, Who Fields Questions Like a Pro"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">38<\/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%2Fwatch-karoline-leavitt-hands-over-briefing-room-podium-to-9-year-old-girl-battling-cancer-who-fields-questions-like-a-pro%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=2413304&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 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\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?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<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt allowed 9-year-old cancer patient Vivian Sleeth of Rockledge, Florida, to take her position in the briefing room on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>It was the young girl&rsquo;s wish to field questions from the podium like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-karoline-leavitt-obliterates-ap-reporter-talking-like-child-press-briefing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Leavitt<\/a> does.<\/p>\n<p>Members of Leavitt&rsquo;s team obliged, filling in as reporters in the room. The first question to Vivian was what her favorite color was.<\/p>\n<p>She responded &ldquo;Blue&rdquo; &mdash; which she and her mother, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.floridatoday.com\/story\/news\/2024\/08\/17\/florida-dipg-patient-9-outlives-prognosis-after-new-clinical-trial-at-childrens-national-hospital\/74829073007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Brittany Sleeth<\/a>, standing by her side, were decked out in.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Nine-year-old Vivian Sleeth, who is bravely fighting brain cancer, makes her wish come true in the White House Briefing Room! &#128153; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kERjSFKMu3\">pic.twitter.com\/kERjSFKMu3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Margo Martin (@MargoMartin47) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MargoMartin47\/status\/1900608549597614155?\">March 14, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Another wondered if Vivian had any pets or siblings.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I have a doggie and a friend,&rdquo; adding &ldquo;an annoying friend,&rdquo; she said, causing laughter to break out in the room.<\/p>\n<p>Brittany chimed in, saying, &ldquo;You can cut that.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>She also pointed out that Vivian has a brother, prompting the girl to acknowledge that he does, in fact, exist.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#128150;BREAKING: White House Press Briefing gets a new star!<\/p>\n<p>10-year-old Vivian Sleeth took the podium today, stealing the show with confidence and charm. Battling DIPG since age 7, she&rsquo;s a warrior who refuses to back down. Viv, you OWNED that room! Watch out, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PressSec?\">@PressSec<\/a> Karoline&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jV1w3aZEpL\">pic.twitter.com\/jV1w3aZEpL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Next News Network &#127482;&#127474; (@NextNewsNetwork) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NextNewsNetwork\/status\/1900609044659982368?\">March 14, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Vivian went on to respond to various questions, which revealed her favorite ice cream is chocolate and that pancakes are her most-liked food overall.<\/p>\n<p>She correctly answered that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/portrait-recently-added-trumps-oval-office-much-deeper-meaning-appears\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Donald Trump<\/a> is the president.<\/p>\n<p>Asked what she would do if she were president for one day, Vivian answered she would give out a lot of gifts to kids and adults, including a coupon for an hour-long spa visit to the latter.<\/p>\n<p>Vivan said that she wants to be a police officer when she grows up, and her biggest wish right now is to own &ldquo;a million dogs.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PressSec?\">@PressSec<\/a> Karoline Leavitt just held a mock press conference in the briefing room with Vivian Sleeth, a 9-year-old Florida girl who is living with brain cancer, per a pool report.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In a mock press conference, Vivian took questions at the podium in the Brady Press Briefing room&hellip;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Reagan Reese (@reaganreese_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/reaganreese_\/status\/1900606398427287638?\">March 14, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.floridatoday.com\/story\/news\/2024\/08\/17\/florida-dipg-patient-9-outlives-prognosis-after-new-clinical-trial-at-childrens-national-hospital\/74829073007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Florida Today<\/a> reported in August that Vivian has been beating the odds in her fight against &ldquo;DIPG (diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma), a rare, aggressive pediatric brain cancer that was identified when she started seeing double back in June 2022.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There is no cure or known cause. Even with radiation therapy, children typically only survive nine to 11 months after their diagnosis, the Cleveland Clinic reports,&rdquo; the outlet said.<\/p>\n<p>In November 2022, Vivian began experimental treatments using focused ultrasound waves on the tumor site at Children&rsquo;s National Hospital in Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n<p>Friday&rsquo;s event in the briefing room was reminiscent of President Trump making 13-year-old <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/moment-night-trump-makes-13-year-old-cancer-survivor-secret-service-agent\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Devarjaye &ldquo;DJ&rdquo; Daniel<\/a> an honorary member of the Secret Service during his speech to Congress earlier this month.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">13-year-old D.J. Daniel was diagnosed with brain cancer and given five months to live &mdash; and that was six years ago.<\/p>\n<p>Since then, D.J. and his dad have been on a quest to make his dream come true &mdash; and tonight, President Trump made him an honorary member of the Secret Service. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9FuDCUIfos\">pic.twitter.com\/9FuDCUIfos<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RapidResponse47\/status\/1897128625348186224?\">March 5, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Trump said that DJ was diagnosed with brain&nbsp;cancer&nbsp;in 2018 and was given only five months to live.<\/p>\n<p>The president noted, &ldquo;That was more than six years ago.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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