Donald Trump Floats Names of Potential Karoline Leavitt Successors

President Donald Trump on Friday floated a number of potential successors to White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, saying a growing number of supporters are eager to take over what he described as a highly sought-after role.

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• Trump even turned the question back on NewsNation correspondent Kellie Meyer, seemingly joking, "I don't know, maybe you."
• He remarked, Scott Jennings is good, then asked reporters, Maybe Margo?
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• He additionally pointed to "my friend from Iowa, " without identifying her by name, adding, "I don't know if she would want it."
• Praising Leavitt's tenure, Trump remarked she had produced the position especially "glamorous."

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Asked on his way to South Carolina who might eventually replace Leavitt, Trump mentioned CNN commentator Scott Jennings and Margo Martin, a special assistant to the president and communications adviser in the White House.

He remarked, "Scott Jennings is good, " then asked reporters, "Maybe Margo? What do you think of Margo?"

"I will tell you this, and Karoline will tell you this, I have never had so many job applications in my entire life, " he remarked to journalists on the tarmac. "They all want that job. They love that job." This is a breaking news article. Updates to follow.

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