Karoline Leavitt’s debut press briefing was standing room only – and she was slick, pugnacious, and loyal to her boss

“Clear a path!” shouted the big shots of TV news as they tried to squeeze their way through reporters packed like sardines into the White House briefing room to get to their front row seats. Tempers frayed, foreheads perspired and necks strained similar to passengers itching to get off a plane.

The first press briefing of a new administration is always a standing-room-only event. This time it was the second Donald Trump administration and the debut of Karoline Leavitt, who pointed out that she is the youngest person to serve as White House press secretary. The 27-year-old beats the record of Ronald Ziegler, who was 29 when he was Richard Nixon’s spokesman.