Karoline Leavitt spoke to attendees at the Republican midterm convention in Dallas on Thursday, addressing the crowd as part of the party’s two-day gathering in the city.
Leavitt, the former White House press secretary, took the stage at the convention and criticized Democratic policies while urging Republican voters to turn out, according to video and live coverage of the event.
Her appearance was captured on multiple platforms: a full recording of Leavitt’s speech was posted to YouTube, and news outlets carried live updates and reports from the convention in Dallas, where Republicans held the midterm meeting this week.
During her remarks she said, “It feels much better speaking to a stadium full of patriots than a briefing room full of journalists,” a line reported by international and U.S. outlets that was widely circulated after the talk.
The convention in Dallas has drawn national attention as Republicans use the two-day event to rally voters ahead of the fall midterms, with coverage noting President Trump and other senior figures speaking at the gathering.
This appearance marks one of Leavitt’s first major public speeches since leaving the White House; news services and wire photographers documented her leaving the stage after the address.
Why it matters: the party is using high-profile surrogates to reinforce its messaging in battleground states and to energize the base ahead of November’s elections, analysts quoted in coverage say.
Sources
- The Independent — reported Leavitt’s remarks, including the line about speaking to “patriots” rather than journalists, and that she spoke in Dallas on Thursday.
- Reuters — provided photo and wire coverage noting Leavitt left the stage after her speech at the Republican midterm convention in Dallas.
- AP — live updates on the Republican midterm convention in Dallas and coverage of the event’s closing speakers.
- YouTube — full videos of Karoline Leavitt’s convention speech were published on the platform.
