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.

Karoline Leavitt won plaudits in the MAGAsphere when she was kicked off CNN for launching a tirade against one of its hosts.

ToplinePresident-elect Donald Trump selected oil executive Chris Wright to lead the Energy Department on Saturday, shortly after he named attorney William Scharf as the White House Staff Secretary—the latest choices for top-level administrative posts,