Infowars radio host Alex Jones suggested he could be heading to Washington DC next week as the new Trump administration settles into power.
“I have been invited to come next week. Should I go to DC?” Jones posted to X Tuesday evening, replying to an X user who wrote, “Imagine if Alex Jones gets a White House Press Pass…”.
Jones’ post sparked interest following White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt’s comments Tuesday that citizen and independent journalists would now be welcomed at press briefings.
“[I]n keeping with this revolutionary media approach that President Trump deployed during the campaign, the Trump White House will speak to all media outlets and personalities, not just the legacy media who are seated in this room…” Leavitt told reporters at her first press briefing.
“Millions of Americans, especially young people, have turned from traditional television outlets and newspapers to consume their news from podcasts, blogs, social media, and other independent outlets.”
“We’re also opening up this briefing room to new media voices who produce news-related content and whose outlet is not already represented by one of the seats in this room.
We welcome independent journalists, podcasters, social media influencers, and content creators to apply for credentials to cover this White House,” she added.
It’s unclear who invited Jones, whether he’s actually going, or whether he will appear at a press briefing.
Speculation the Infowars founder could soon join the Trump briefing room follows past comments from Donald Trump Jr., who once floated the notion of Jones serving a temporary stint as press secretary in his father’s potential cabinet. READ MORE
