White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt revealed that a staggering number of influencers, podcasters, and independent media have applied for White House press access after inviting new media to the briefing room.
During the White House press briefing on Friday, Leavitt said that “after announcing our briefing room changes on Wednesday, this White House has received more than 10,000 submissions from individuals across the country who are eager to join all of you.”
“We might have to make this room a little bit bigger to do that, who want to participate in our new media seat at a future briefing,” she added, before she revealed that the open seat on Friday was given to one of the members of the “Ruthless” podcast.
Earlier this week, the White House announced that it would be making room for “new media” in the press room, allowing nontraditional, news-related content…
