White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt defended the administration’s stricter controls on reporter access, saying she maintains a firm handle on the briefing room dynamics.

In an interview on Pod Force One released Wednesday, host Miranda Devine praised Leavitt for ruling the briefing room with “an iron fist.”

Calls for ‘professionalism’ amid heated exchanges

Leavitt—now the youngest White House press secretary in US history—acknowledged that tensions flare in and outside the briefing room.

“The press briefing room can be combative, and sometimes it is behind the scenes as well,” she said.

But she said she urges her team to maintain standards: “We need to be professional and get them facts, and nobody does that better than President Trump.”

She added that the White House is eag

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