Former Trump staffer Karoline Leavitt launches congressional bid in New Hampshire

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Karoline Leavitt, an ex-assistant press secretary for former President Donald Trump, announced her bid to run for Congress in New Hampshire on Tuesday morning.

The 23-year-old, who also served as a communications chief for House GOP Conference Chairwoman Elise Stefanik, will challenge Democratic Rep. Chris Pappas, who was elected to the role in 2019. She is set to compete in 2022 with Gilead Towne, who unsuccessfully ran for the spot in 2020, Tim Baxter, a freshman member of the state’s House, and Julian Acciard, a Marine Corps veteran.

Leavitt, who is vying for New Hampshire’s 1st Congressional District, was a spokeswoman for Trump from May 2020 to January 2021, according to her LinkedIn. She started serving in Stefanik’s campaign in January 2021.

“Everywhere you look, conservatives, myself included, are being censored and silenced, and our freedoms to speak freely, think independently, bear arms, go to church, and operate our own businesses are being infringed by radical Democrats,” Leavitt said in a video announcing her campaign.

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“Here in the ‘Live Free or Die’ State, we take our freedoms very seriously, and we need a bold, energetic fighter to serve as a firewall between we the people and those who want to destroy our way of life,” she added.

Leavitt is running on an “America First” platform while indicating she is an ardent supporter of Trump.

“I will be an ‘America First’ warrior in this race,” Leavitt told Fox News, adding that she hopes “Trump runs again in 2024 so that we can continue advancing the ‘America First’ agenda.”

The GOP communications specialist was suspended from Twitter in May after she shared content pertaining to Stefanik’s fight to replace then-Republican Conference Chairwoman Liz Cheney of Wyoming, who angered top lawmakers with her anti-Trump rhetoric in the aftermath of the 2020 presidential race and the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. The social media giant later revealed the account was suspended “in error,” though Stefanik lashed out at the company.

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“BIG TECH on the MOVE! Twitter just suspended my Communications Director,” the congresswoman wrote in a tweet at the time. “An unconstitutional overreach SILENCING our voices and freedom of speech. Republicans are united in fighting back against Big Tech’s tyranny. Millions of Americans will not be silenced!”

While Leavitt did not criticize Pappas in her announcement, she railed against gun control, the “defund the police” movement, and higher taxes stemming from high-profile politicians in Washington, D.C., including House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

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