On April 15, local time, the fourth White House press secretary under President Donald Trump was officially inaugurated as the spokeswoman of the re-election team, Kayleigh McEnany. At a time when the relationship between the White House and the press is turbulent, whether she can reverse the "bad relationship" with the media has attracted much attention.
New White House Press Secretary Kelly McNerney
According to CNN, McNerney, now 31, is one of the youngest press secretaries to hold this position. She graduated from Georgetown University and Harvard Law School, has worked in Fox News Channel and CNN, was a member of the communications team of the Republican National Committee, and later became the spokesperson of Trump's 2020 re-election team.
McNerney became the White House press secretary at this time, which coincided with the poor relationship between the White House and the media. Trump has publicly "fighted" with a number of major media. The media criticized his response to the new crown virus and Trump often denounced it as "fake news."
The new crown virus epidemic and its impact on the economy have changed Trump's presidential campaign this year. The once prosperous economy was the "label" he was proud of and his re-election campaign, but now the economy is getting worse due to the epidemic.
McNerney has been criticized before. In an interview on the Fox Business News Channel in February this year, she downplayed the COVID-19 pandemic, saying that "disease like COVID-19 will not come here, nor will terrorism come here."
McNerney also supports Trump’s “conspiracy theory” that former President Barack Obama was not born in the United States, which is regarded by many as racism.
The 3rd White House Press Secretary Stephanie Grisham
McNerney is the 4th Press Secretary after Trump entered the White House. The current problem is after taking office Is there an opportunity to host a press conference. Her predecessor, Stephanie Grisham (Stephanie Grisham) has never hosted a press conference for 9 months, and most of the time just appeared on Fox News Channel.
Grisham, the third press secretary, announced his departure last week. At the beginning of her tenure, she said she was willing to host a press conference, but she didn't have the chance. Trump often goes out in person to answer questions from reporters.
During the tenure of Grisham's predecessor Sarah Sanders (Sarah Sanders), the White House press conference was temporarily suspended. Trump's first press secretary was Sean Spicer.
Compilation/writing: Nandu reporter Shi Minglei
Picture source: CNN, VOGUE
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