White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks with reporters during a press briefing at the White House on March 26, 2025 in Washington, D.C. | Photo by Andrew Thomas via Getty Images
On Thursday, several conservative podcasters were invited to the White House to participate in Podcast Row, an event meant to engage alternative media by granting them hours of unprecedented access to senior Trump Administration officials. The White House intends to make this a recurring event.
âBringing in new media outlets has obviously been a priority of this administration and we will explore all options that allow us to reach as many Americans as possible,â Kaelan Dorr, White House Deputy Communications Director, told The Verge.
According to NewsNation correspondent Libbey Dean, administration attendees included Cabinet and Cabinet-level officials Lee Zeldin, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Linda McMahon, Scott Bessent, Russ Vought, as well as outgoing Counselor Alina Habba, who was recently tapped to serve as interim U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey. Online figures streaming from the room included Natalie Winters from Bannonâs War Room, Canadian YouTuber David Freiheit, and podcaster Breanna Morello.
The new administration has made a point of engaging what they refer to as new media â predominantly right-wing podcasters, streamers, and other online influence …
