President Trump spoke in the White House press briefing room Thursday morning in the aftermath of the deadly plane crash in the Potomac River in Washington, D.C.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks at the daily briefing at the White House in Washington Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis) White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks with reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House,

At 27 years old, Karoline Leavitt is making history, as she is the youngest person to serve as White House press secretary.

Donald Trump’s press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, has attacked “transgenderism” and “wokeness” in her White House debut.

Trump acknowledged it was too soon to draw conclusions but nonetheless moved to assign blame. Trump said he had no evidence to support his claims that diversity initiatives and hiring preferences played a role in the crash.

When Leavitt, 27, walks out into the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room on Tuesday, she'll be the youngest press secretary to do so, since Ronald Ziegler, who held the title in former President Ronald Reagan's White House at age 29.

Vice President JD Vance is suggesting that some reporters covering the Trump White House are biased — perhaps even Democratic “propagandists.”

"New media" seeking expanded access to White House press passes include highly popular podcasters, independent journalists, and social media influencers.

In a related executive order signed this week, Trump directed the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to increase capacity at the Migrant Operations Center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. This is aimed at housing asylum seekers and individuals who enter the U.S. illegally before their cases are processed.

Air crash investigations can take months, and federal investigators told reporters they would not speculate on what caused the collision between the Army helicopter and a jetliner.