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White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks with reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Tuesday, April 15, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon ...

Bush, posted on X. “It should be made by the press sec, as was standard until 2006.” The White House briefing room was renovated that year, which is apparently when WHCA took over.