Seating Chart for the New Briefing Room

Sean Spicer, Trump’s first press secretary from his first term, wrote to his counterpart Karoline Leavitt on X, “Yes to this – keep it going @PressSec.”

CNN was informed of the plan by a senior White House official, who did not elaborate.

According to a number of correspondents, a reorganization of the seating chart has been anticipated because the changes will be symbolic and welcomed by pro-Trump media outlets. Since their employers had not given them permission to speak in public, the sources spoke under the condition of anonymity.

According to a White House correspondent, “where people sit doesn’t really matter.” “But it does matter when the White House attempts to take control away from an elected group in order to influence what questions are asked and how stories are covered.”

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