In Photos: Press Secretary Takes Questions from Children at White House Event

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt takes questions from children during Take Our Sons and Daughters to Work Day in the press briefing room of the White House on May 20, 2025. (Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times)

By Emel Akan

Emel Akan

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Emel Akan is a senior White House correspondent for The Epoch Times, where she covers the policies of the Trump administration. Previously, she reported on the Biden administration and the first term of President Trump. Before her journalism career, she worked in investment banking at JPMorgan. She holds an MBA from Georgetown University.

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and Madalina Kilroy

Madalina Kilroy

Madalina Kilroy is a photojournalist for The Epoch Times, based in Washington, DC. She covers the White House and Capitol Hill. She has traveled extensively to cover the 2024 election.

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May 20, 2025Updated: May 20, 2025

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WASHINGTON—White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt took questions from children on May 20 during the “Take Our Sons and Daughters to Work Day” event at the White House.

The children, many of them the sons and daughters of reporters and White House staff, grilled the press secretary, posing a wide range of questions. Leavitt was asked everything from President Donald Trump’s favorite McDonald’s meal and preferred ice cream flavor to more controversial topics like who his favorite child is, the current state of the southern border, his favorite news outlet, and which president he admires most.

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