@CNN Senior White House Correspondent. Former elementary school teacher, Oklahoma native, ranch dressing enthusiast.
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Kristen Holmes retweeted
.@KristenhCNN on President Trump standing by Vivek Ramaswamy's incendiary ad against Amy Acton: "He wants the candidate, Vivek Ramaswamy, to win and he wants this ad out there."
Justice Department investigating Republican operative Corey Lewandowski over alleged contract misconduct at DHS
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Kristen Holmes retweeted
NOW on @FoxNews - Former WH Press Secy. @karolineleavitt weighs in on her successor's rapid White House exit, says the job "was not for her." Leavitt tells me she's giving advice to @realDonaldTrump as he looks for another replacement - "he needs someone who is tough" foxnews.com/politics/leavitt…
Kristen Holmes retweeted
New: Trump officials are bracing for personnel shakeups across the admin if the midterms go poorly, spurring a wave of preemptive maneuvering and finger-pointing that aides and allies described as creating an increasingly toxic situation
w @KristenhCNN: cnn.com/2026/10/20/politics/…
On a potential trilateral with Putin and Xi, President Trump tells me he “would do it” and adds “not so much for Ukraine because Russia, frankly, has been fine on Ukraine, they haven't been doing much, and the same thing with China. We would have it to talk about nuclear weapons and denuclearization…we would schedule a meeting based on the denuclearization, and that's a very positive thing for the world.”
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"Melania works so hard, you wouldn't believe it, and she's accomplished so much in a very short period of time. So I think everybody here very much appreciates the job you do. You don't need to do it, but you do. Thank you," Trump says after Melania, taking the podium.
During Trump’s visit to Alaska Zacharia told WH officials she planned an interview for the president w/ a Fox News reporter following rally…she was quickly warned he didn’t like to do anything after his events, having just performed for hours.
Zacharia insisted it was wise. After Trump got off stage, was ready to depart, Zacharia told him of plan. He grew visibly irritated, said he wasn’t going to do it. Ultimately, he relented, but the episode was indicative to those around him that Zacharia did not yet understand the man she now worked for.
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Kristen Holmes retweeted
‘Did anyone vet her?’: How Trump soured on Katie Zacharia as press secretary in just five days
A behind-the-scenes look with @KristenhCNN @Kevinliptakcnn cnn.com/2026/10/16/politics/…
Kristen Holmes retweeted
BREAKING— President Donald Trump has fired Katie Zacharia as press secretary, advisers to the president tell @KristenhCNN @alaynatreene
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Asked by @KristenhCNN if he has anybody on the list for a new press secretary, Trump says: “a lot of people want the job.”
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Trump says there is "zero chance" of replacing his chief of staff Susie Wiles.
“The Susie Wiles story was a fake story,” Trump tells @KristenhCNN
“Susie is here and she’s gonna be here for a long time,” Trump added.
4 killed, including 3 children, in shooting at Oregon elementary school, source says. Shooter is also dead
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FBI Director says FBI is on the scene at the elementary school in Oregon.
.@FBIPortland is on the scene and assisting our local partners in the investigation regarding an earlier shooting at a local school. We will make every resource they need available.
Multiple people injured and shooter is killed in active shooter scene at Oregon elementary school, police say
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Kristen Holmes retweeted
Katie Zacharia just sat down for an interview with Jack Posobeic at the White House:
ANNOUNCING
Tune in to Human Events Daily at 2pm today for our sitdown interview with White House @PressSec Katie Zacharia
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Is the U.S. as divided now as during the Civil War?
@loisromano, author of "An Inconvenient Widow," talks with @Liz_Cheney about the current state of our politics.
Watch the full program this Sunday at 9:30 PM ET on @cspan 2 @BookTV. You can also see the event online after it airs: c-span.org/.../2026-jackson-…
Good news for the many people who hated this news— after we reported it, I am told they pulled down the trip. So… hope you kept your tickets!
When you’re in, you’re in. When you’re out… you’re fired on live tv.
Trump earlier this year: Kimberly Guilfoyle has been my friend for a long time. I love calling her Kimberlay. That’s my little pet name, right? But you are the greatest and I heard they love you over there. And I hope you come back here in 12 years or whenever the term ends.
Trump today: She was not a member of my family. I guess she dated my son a long time ago.
President Trump is expected to attend the Tampa Bay game in Florida Sunday, two sources familiar with the plan tell CNN.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are playing the Steelers.
President Trump distanced himself from embattled Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle, telling reporters he was unhappy with reports on her alleged misconduct after WH announced she'd been asked to resign.
Trump said Guilfoyle -who was previously engaged to his eldest son Don Jr.- “wasn’t a member of my family.”