Attorney General Blanche handles Rose Garden press briefing in unusual move

On 2026-09-15, Attorney General Todd Blanche conducted a press briefing from the White House Rose Garden, only the second such briefing by a non-press secretary in recent memory. A subsequent report revealed Blanche used a pre-selected list of reporters, echoing a practice the Trump administration had criticized Biden for using.

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Blanche to hold press briefing in Rose Garden Tuesday

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Attorney General Todd Blanche will brief reporters in the White House Rose Garden on Tuesday, as he will become the latest administration official to fill the shoes of former White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt. A White House official confirmed to NewsNation, The Hill’s sister network, that Blanche will speak to members of the press. ...

Watch live: Blanche briefs reporters from Rose Garden

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Attorney General Todd Blanche will speak with reporters Tuesday afternoon in the White House Rose Garden. Few details are known about the briefing, but it marks only the second since former press secretary Karoline Leavitt resigned from the post. The DOJ has played a major role in arguing on behalf of President Trump's immigration and...

The Memo: Blanche blasts through norms as Rose Garden ‘press secretary’

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An administration that often exhibits ostentatious pride in bursting through norms did so yet again on Tuesday afternoon, when Attorney General Todd Blanche took a turn as de facto White House press secretary. Blanche spoke to reporters in the Rose Garden, mixing together commentary on legal matters, praise of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s prosecution of...