White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt is pushing back on speculation that Amy Gleason was only recently named administrator of the Department of Government Efficiency, the temporary organization that has become synonymous with Elon Musk’s attempts to reduce the size of the federal government and its spending.

Amy Gleason has been named the acting administrator of President Donald Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt declined to name the DOGE administrator during a briefing,

The Trump administration's takeover has compromised the integrity of pool reports, the White House Correspondents' Association president said.

The move represented an unprecedented seizing of control over coverage of the American presidency by any administration.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the change modernizes the press pool, saying the move would be more inclusive.