{"id":33289,"date":"2026-01-16T04:02:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T04:02:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/?p=33289"},"modified":"2026-01-16T04:02:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T04:02:11","slug":"the-media-is-frankly-crooked-and-unjust-unfair-and-sometimes-just-plain-old-false-which-is-why-i-must-speak-out-against-the-liberal-bias","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/?p=33289","title":{"rendered":"“The media is frankly crooked and unjust, unfair, and sometimes just plain old false, which is why I must speak out against the liberal bias”"},"content":{"rendered":"

Long before she stepped behind the most scrutinized lectern in American politics, Karoline Leavitt<\/span><\/span><\/strong> was already sharpening the voice that would define her public career. As a college student in New Hampshire, Leavitt openly challenged what she viewed as entrenched liberal bias in media and academia\u2014an early conviction that would propel her from campus opinion columns to the White House briefing room in record time.<\/span><\/p>\n

New Hampshire Roots<\/span><\/h3>\n

Leavitt was born and raised in Atkinson, New Hampshire, in a family far removed from professional politics. Her parents operated small businesses\u2014an ice cream stand and a used truck shop\u2014instilling a blue-collar work ethic that later became central to her political identity. Growing up in a state famous for hosting the nation\u2019s first presidential primary, Leavitt was immersed early in retail politics, town halls, and grassroots debate.<\/span><\/p>\n

She attended Saint Anselm College<\/span><\/span><\/strong> on a softball scholarship, balancing athletics with academics. While she excelled on the field, it was the surrounding political culture that truly captured her attention.<\/span><\/p>\n

Finding Her Voice on Campus<\/span><\/h3>\n

At Saint Anselm, Leavitt quickly recognized she was outnumbered ideologically. Rather than keeping a low profile, she embraced what she later described as being the \u201ctoken\u201d conservative on a predominantly liberal campus. Through student media and opinion columns, she wrote forcefully against what she perceived as media double standards and ideological conformity.<\/span><\/p>\n

These weren\u2019t casual college debates. They became a training ground for the confrontational, media-facing style that would later define her professional persona. In challenging professors, peers, and prevailing narratives, Leavitt learned to operate under pressure\u2014often while isolated\u2014which she has since cited as formative.<\/span><\/p>\n

A Meteoric Rise<\/span><\/h3>\n

Leavitt\u2019s ascent from student activist to national political figure was unusually rapid. While still in college, she secured internships at Fox News<\/span><\/span><\/strong> and within the White House Office of Presidential Correspondence<\/span><\/span><\/strong>, giving her early exposure to political messaging at the highest level.<\/span><\/p>\n

After graduating in 2019, her r\u00e9sum\u00e9 expanded quickly:<\/span><\/p>\n

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    Assistant Press Secretary<\/strong>: Serving under Kayleigh McEnany<\/span><\/span><\/strong> during the Trump administration, she learned the mechanics of daily briefings amid constant media scrutiny.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Capitol Hill<\/strong>: She later became communications director for Elise Stefanik<\/span><\/span><\/strong>, refining her approach to high-stakes messaging.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Congressional Campaign<\/strong>: In 2022, at just 25, Leavitt ran for Congress in New Hampshire\u2019s First District, winning the Republican primary before narrowly losing the general election.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    National Spokesperson<\/strong>: By 2024, she returned to national prominence as a spokesperson for Donald Trump<\/span><\/span><\/strong>\u2019s campaign.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Making History at the Podium<\/span><\/h3>\n

    At 27, Leavitt became the youngest White House Press Secretary in U.S. history. For her, the role represents less a sudden breakthrough than the culmination of years spent \u201cspeaking out\u201d\u2014from campus columns to cable news studios.<\/span><\/p>\n

    The same belief that once drove a college student to denounce what she called \u201ccrooked\u201d media now shapes her daily engagement with reporters in the West Wing. Rooted in her New Hampshire upbringing and forged in ideological isolation, Leavitt\u2019s rise reflects how early conviction, sharpened by constant opposition, can accelerate a political career\u2014sometimes all the way to the most visible podium in the world.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Long before she stepped behind the most scrutinized lectern in American politics, Karoline Leavitt was already sharpening the voice that would define her public career. As a college student in New Hampshire, Leavitt openly challenged what she viewed as entrenched liberal bias in media and academia\u2014an early conviction that would propel her from campus opinion…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-33289","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33289","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=33289"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33289\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=33289"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=33289"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=33289"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}