President Donald Trump signaled that his preferred candidate for White House press secretary may have emerged only days ago during his latest overseas trip.
Speaking to reporters at Shannon International Airport in County Clare, Ireland, before boarding Air Force One back to Washington, he casually tested the room, asking: "Would anybody like to be press secretary?" According to WorldNetDaily, when pressed on whether he had a favorite for the high-profile role, he replied, "No, but I may have developed one over the weekend."
Trump emphasized the intense interest in the position at the heart of his communications operation, noting, "We have a lot of people that want it. Many people want it. Many people have been written about, as you know." In characteristic fashion, he suggested he is in no rush, preferring to keep his options open while reinforcing that demand for a role in his administration remains strong.
He also floated an unconventional interim approach that leans on his Cabinet rather than the Washington press corps preferred insiders. "You know what we're going to do for a little while we're going to use the secretaries [Secretary of State] Marco [Rubio], maybe [Vice President] JD [Vance] just did it, he did a great job. But we're gonna use [Treasury Secretary Scott [Bessent], we're gonna use [Commerce Secretary] Howard [Lutnick], we're gonna use a lot of our secretaries, [Education Secretary] Linda McMahon is so great. And we'll do it for a little while, but ultimately I'll pick somebody."
When one reporter urged Rubio to take the podium for the next White House briefing, Trump immediately agreed, saying, "You want to do Marco next? I will." That move would further highlight his preference for elevating trusted conservative allies over Beltway media favorites.
As WorldNetDaily reported recently, both former U.S. attorney Alina Habba and CNN conservative pundit Scott Jennings have been widely discussed as potential successors to Karoline Leavitt, who resigned at the end of August to spend more time with her family. For a president who thrives on direct confrontation with a hostile press, the choice of press secretary will signal how aggressively his administration intends to challenge the legacy media narrative in the months ahead.
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