Kayleigh McEnany made her first appearance at the podium on Friday afternoon as Trump's new White House press secretary
The last White House press briefing was held 417 days ago by Sarah Huckabee Sanders."We do plan to continue these," McEnany said Friday.
In doing so, McEnany gave the first White House press briefing in 417 days, dating back to when Sarah Huckabee Sanders served in the role in March 2019. McEnany recently took over as press secretary from Stephanie Grisham, who did not hold a single press briefing during her tenure in the role, essentially ending what was once a daily tradition.
"Welcome to the podium for the first time," Fox News chief White House correspondent John Roberts told McEnany, before asking a question about the spread of the novel coronavirus.A reporter asked McEnany to pledge to the White House press corps that she would never lie in her role as press secretary.
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