Leavitt, 27, previously served in the Trump White House as assistant press secretary under Kayleigh McEnany, now a leading host on Fox News.

President-elect Donald Trump on Friday elevated two of his campaign’s spokespeople to top communications roles in his incoming administration.

The Biden and Trump Oval Office meeting is the first presidential transition sit-down since Barack Obama invited Trump to the White House in 2016.

Leavitt, 27, currently a spokesperson for Trump's transition, would be the youngest White House press secretary in history. Previously that distinction went to Ronald Ziegler, who was 29 when he took the position in 1969 in Richard Nixon's administration.

President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Karoline Leavitt to be his White House press secretary, meaning the longtime Trump advocate will soon be the youngest White House press secretary in history, and potentially one of the administration’s most visible figures.

President-elect Donald Trump reached into his inner circle on Friday and chose his transition spokesperson, Karoline Leavitt, as his White House press secretary, putting a 27-year-old firebrand in position to aggressively defend him.

President-elect Donald Trump on Friday selected campaign spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt to serve as his White House press secretary. Leavitt, 27, was the Trump campaign’s national press secretary and previously served in the 45th president’s White House as assistant press secretary.