White House receives over 7,400 new media requests within 24 hours

Posted Thursday, January 30, 2025 9:43 am

Mary Margaret Olohan | The Daily Wire

The White House received over 7,400 new media requests over the past 24 hours, a White House official shared with The Daily Wire on Wednesday.

The thousands of new media requests came in after White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt announced on Tuesday that the White House is making room for “new media” in the press room, allowing nontraditional, news-related content producers to directly question the press secretary and other administration officials.

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White House receives over 7,400 new media requests within 24 hours

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