"As you all know, for decades, a group of the DC-based journalists, the White House Correspondents' Association, has long dictated which journalists get to ask questions of the president of the United States in his most intimate spaces," Leavitt said in Tuesday's press briefing. "Not anymore."

The press pools are small, partially rotating subsets of the White House press corps that cover the president in smaller venues such as the Oval Office or aboard Air Force One.

Leavitt said legacy outlets will retain access, but "well-deserving outlets who have never been allowed to share in this awesome responsibility" will be granted the opportunity to be in pool. The move restores power to the American people who elected President Donald Trump, she said.

"This is the ever-changing landscape of the media in the United States today," Leavitt said.

"We will continue to rotate a radio pool and add other radio hosts who have been denied access, especially local radio hosts who serve as the heartbeat of our country," she added. "And we will add additional outlets and reporters who are well-suited to cover the news of the day and ask substantive questions of the president of the United States, depending on the news he is making on that given day."

This is what the Trump administration was elected to do, said 27-year-old Leavitt, the youngest White House press secretary in American history.

"I have said since the first day behind this podium," she said, "it's beyond time that the White House press operation reflects the media habits of the American people in 2025, not 1925."

The White House Correspondents' Association quickly responded to Leavitt's announcement.

"This move tears at the independence of a free press in the United States," the White House Correspondents' Association responded in a statement posted to X. "It suggests the government will choose the journalists who cover the president. In a free country, leaders must not be able to choose their own press corps." Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here

Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell is the White House Correspondent for "The Daily Signal."

To receive daily emails from Breaking Christian News to your inbox CLICK HERE

Why the New RomCom ‘MERV’ Can Bring You Joy This Christmas

How the 'Heavens Declare the Glory of God': What One Man's Research Has Revealed about The Star of Bethlehem

Over 50 Tren de Aragua Gang Members Imported Under Democrats Indicted in Nebraska in Massive Nationwide ATM Jackpotting Scheme

205 Child Victims Located and Rescued in DOJ Sex Exploitation Op

Trump Admin Pausing All Off Shore Wind Project Construction Due To National Security Concerns

Trump Grants Federal Workers Two Additional Christmas Holidays

America Fest 2025: Erika Kirk Endorses 'My Husband's Friend' JD Vance for President

Brent Bozell Confirmed as US Ambassador to South Africa

Jury Quickly Convicts Judge Who Helped Illegal Migrant Escape ICE

Feds Estimate Somali-Linked Fraud in Walz's Minnesota Could Top $9 Billion

Trump SUSPENDS 'Green Card Lottery' after Program Let Brown University–MIT Shooting Suspect Enter the US

Brown, MIT Shooter Found Dead for Days in NH Storage Unit; Motive Still a Mystery

House Passes Bill to Criminalize Transgender Mutilation of Children

November Inflation Falls to 2.7%, Lower than Expected: 'This Is Good News for Wall Street; It’s Good News for Main Street'

MOVIEGUIDE's Review of the New Animated Film: DAVID

Massachusetts Drops Controversial Gender Ideology Mandate for Licensing Foster Care Parents

Nearly 40% of Women Suffer Severe Grief for Years after Abortion, Miscarriage: Study

Former Pfizer Vice President: COVID Shots Were 'Designed to Cause Injury,' Reduce Fertility

Dutch Sheets Shares a Warning from the US National Counterterrorism Center

Venezuela: Trump's Pressure Campaign and Maduro's Fury