Today’s post is old news by now, but, dang, Karoline Leavitt, President Trump’s new Press Secretary, really impressed me.  She is razor sharp and fast—a world of difference from the diversity hire we had under the last president.  Turns out that being a black lesbian doesn’t automatically qualify you to field questions from reporters.

What I also appreciate about Leavitt is that she’s not just some blonde bimbo.  Yes, she’s easy on the eyes, but she’s conventionally attractive, not some kind of bombshell, which is what we usually see in conservative media (the regrettable influence of Fox News).  Instead, she has the brains needed to provide thorough, feisty press briefings.

If you didn’t catch her first briefing, I highly recommend you watch it.  It is a full-throated defense of President Trump’s unparalleled first week in office:

Also, it’s wild to consider that President Trump has been in office less than two weeks, and it already feels like he has accomplished more—and more has changed—than in the last twenty or thirty years.  Compared to 2017 Trump, 2025 Trump really is acting like the God-Emperor of the United States.

I remember being so excited throughout 2017 to see what would happen next.  Now I feel like something awesome and positively disruptive and bold is happening every few hours.  Holy moly!

It’s going to be a fun four years.

Happy Friday!

—TPP