Kayleigh McEnany

Born

1988-04-18

Birthplace

Tampa, Florida, USA

Biography

Kayleigh McEnany (born April 18, 1988) is an American conservative political commentator, television journalist, and writer who served the administration of Donald Trump as the 33rd White House press secretary from April 2020 to January 2021. Early in the 2016 Republican Party presidential primaries, she was a critic of Donald Trump, but over time became known as one of his staunchest defenders. In 2017, she was appointed national spokesperson for the Republican National Committee. She worked for the Trump 2020 presidential campaign as national press secretary from 2019 to 2020 and again as senior advisor from October 2020 to January 2021. McEnany began her media career as a producer for Huckabee on Fox News. She later worked as a commentator on CNN. Following the Trump administration, she became an on-air contributor for Fox News and serves as a co-host of Outnumbered. In addition to co-hosting Outnumbered she serves as a primary guest host for The Ingraham Angle, Jesse Watters Primetime, The Five and Fox & Friends.