Kayleigh McEnany | |
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_(cropped).jpg) McEnany in 2022 | |
| 33rd White House Press Secretary | |
| In office April 7, 2020 – January 20, 2021 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Deputy | Hogan Gidley Brian R. Morgenstern |
| Preceded by | Stephanie Grisham |
| Succeeded by | Jen Psaki |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Kayleigh Michelle McEnany April 18, 1988 Tampa, Florida, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Georgetown University (BS) St Edmund Hall, Oxford Harvard University (JD) |
| Occupation | Political commentator, television personality, writer |
Kayleigh Michelle McEnany (/ˈkeɪli ˈmækənɛni/;[1] born April 18, 1988) is an American conservative political commentator, television personality, 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.
McEnany began her media career as a producer for Huckabee on Fox News. She later worked as a commentator on CNN. Following the Trump administration, she became an on-air contributor for Fox News and serves as a co-host of Outnumbered. In addition to co-hosting Outnumbered she serves as a primary guest host for The Ingraham Angle, Jesse Watters Primetime, Hannity, The Five and Fox & Friends.
- ^ As pronounced by her in "Kayleigh McEnany Book Signing & Interview" (2018).
- ^ Bender, Michael C. (February 19, 2019). "Trump adds senior campaign staff for 2020 race as risk of a GOP primary challenger rises". MarketWatch. Retrieved March 6, 2019.