Danielle Alvarez Surges to Favorite for Trump Press Secretary
Summary
Danielle Alvarez became the leading candidate on Kalshi’s market for the next White House press secretary, with a 19% chance as of Monday morning. The role remains vacant after Karoline Leavitt left in August, and Donald Trump said his weekend post claiming he offered the job to UFC CEO Dana White was a joke.Key Facts
- Kalshi listed Alvarez at 19%, Anna Kelly at 14%, and Scott Jennings at 7% as of Monday morning.
- Alvarez’s odds had been 3.5% on Saturday afternoon.
- Alvarez advised Trump’s 2024 campaign and was communications director for the Republican National Committee during the 2022 midterm elections.
- After the 2024 campaign, Alvarez joined Mercury Public Affairs and continued consulting for the Trump administration.
- Karoline Leavitt left the press secretary role in August, and a permanent replacement had not been selected at the time of the article.
- Katie Zacharia served briefly in October before Trump fired her after five days.
- Trump said he was joking when he posted that he had offered the press secretary job to Dana White.
- Trump said in an October interview that he would consider rapper Nicki Minaj for the role.
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