Scott Jennings considered as possible replacement for White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt
CNN commentator Scott Jennings has been reported as a candidate to replace Karoline Leavitt as White House press secretary. Jennings met with White House chief of staff Susie Wiles and downplayed the reports publicly. Trump allies have raised objections to his candidacy citing his ties to Mitch McConnell and concerns about his fit for the role.
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Divergence score
This event sits in the top 17% of divergence this week. 3 outlets covered it, splitting into 3 framing camps across 2 bias groups.
3 camps
2 bias groups
The spectrum · how 3 outlets placed this story
LeftCenterRight
Washington Examiner
The Hill
NY Post
Supportive of action
Neutral
Dismissive
Critical
Alarmist
International angle
Widest split · the two outlets furthest apart, and who published first
Furthest apart on this story
The Hill
Jennings shrugs off reports about interest in press secretary job: 'I don't know what's gonna happen'
Jennings downplaying the reports · neutral
NY Post
Here's why MAGA-world wants anyone but rumored frontrunner Scott Jennings as next WH press secretary
MAGA opposition to Jennings · negative
First to report
- Washington Examinerfirst
- NY Post+1.0 h
- The Hill+70.8 h
By each outlet's earliest publish time in this story. Feeds that index slowly can appear later than they printed.
The split, in one line
Washington Examiner probes whether the risk is worth the reward for Jennings, The Hill reports him shrugging off the speculation, while NY Post frames MAGA-world as wanting anyone but Jennings.
How each outlet covered it
Lightly covered so far
Too few outlets to map a left-right split. Here is each take as it stands.
Sparse coverage · 3 outlets
“Jennings shrugs off reports about interest in press secretary job: 'I don't know what's gonna happen'”
“CNN clashes built Scott Jennings for the White House briefing room. But is the risk worth the reward?”
“Here's why MAGA-world wants anyone but rumored frontrunner Scott Jennings as next WH press secretary”
6 tracked claims across 3 outlets
Fact ledger
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Claimed
Jennings met with White House chief of staff Susie Wiles
Corroborated
Disputed
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