Kayleigh McEnany (/?ke?li ?mæk?n?ni/;[1] born April 18, 1988) is an American conservative political commentator, television journalist, and writer who served the administration of Donald Trump as the 33rd White House press secretary from April 2020 to January 2021.
Early in the 2016 Republican Party presidential primaries, she was a critic of Donald Trump, but over time became known as one of his staunchest defenders. In 2017, she was appointed national spokesperson for the Republican National Committee. She worked for the Trump 2020 presidential campaign as national press secretary from 2019 to 2020[2] and again as senior advisor from October 2020 to January 2021.
33rd White House Press Secretary | |
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In office April 7, 2020 – January 20, 2021 |
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President | Donald Trump |
Deputy | Hogan Gidley Brian R. Morgenstern |
Preceded by | Stephanie Grisham |
Succeeded by | Jen Psaki |
Personal details | |
Born | April 18, 1988 (age 35) Tampa, Florida, U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse |
? (m. 2017)? |
Children | 2 |
Education | Georgetown University (BS) St Edmund Hall, Oxford Harvard University (JD) |
Occupation | Political commentator, television journalist, writer |
Kayleigh McEnany is an American conservative political commentator, television journalist, and writer who served the administration of Donald Trump as the 33rd White House press secretary from April 2..