Kayleigh McEnany
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Kayleigh McEnany | |
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31st White House Press Secretary | |
Assumed office April 7, 2020 | |
President | Donald Trump |
Preceded by | Stephanie Grisham |
Succeeded by | Jen Psaki (designate) |
Personal details | |
Born | Tampa, Florida, U.S. | April 18, 1988
Political party | Republican |
Spouse(s) | Sean Gilmartin (m. 2017) |
Education | Georgetown University (BS) Harvard University (JD) |
Kayleigh McEnany (born April 18, 1988)[1] is an American spokesperson, political commentator, and writer.[2] She was a former CNN contributor. She was made national spokesperson for the Republican National Committee in 2017.[3][4][5]
In February 2019, she was named national press secretary for Donald Trump's 2020 presidential campaign.[6] On April 7, 2020, she was appointed White House Press Secretary.[7]
On October 5, 2020, McEnany tested positive for COVID-19.[8][9]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "Thank you to my incredible @GOP colleagues!!". Twitter. April 18, 2018.
- ↑ Kirell, Andrew (February 22, 2016). "Meet the Trumpkins: The Donald's Army of Media-Hungry Cable News Boosters". The Daily Beast. Retrieved February 8, 2017.
- ↑ Wemple, Erik (July 5, 2016). "CNN Management is Determined to Torture its Anchors". The Washington Post. Retrieved August 17, 2016.
- ↑ Horsey, David (June 9, 2016). "Trump Bigotry Has Shameless Defenders, From GOP Pols to CNN Shills". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 17, 2016.
- ↑ "About Me". KayleighMcEnany.com. Retrieved February 8, 2017.
- ↑ "Trump 2020 campaign announces communication team". Washington Post. February 19, 2019.
- ↑ Haberman, Maggie (2020-04-07). "Trump Has a New Press Secretary: Kayleigh McEnany, a Campaign Spokeswoman". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
- ↑ Mangan, Dan; Wilkie, Christina (October 5, 2020). "Trump press secretary Kayleigh McEnany and two deputies test positive for coronavirus". CNBC. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
- ↑ "Kayleigh McEnany tests positive for COVID-19: List of those in Trump orbit to contract coronavirus". 6abc Philadelphia. October 2, 2020. Retrieved October 6, 2020.