Luke Bryan Stages Mock White House Briefing as Karoline Leavitt Nears End-August Exit
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Updated · Fox News · Aug 21
Luke Bryan Stages Mock White House Briefing as Karoline Leavitt Nears End-August Exit
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Aug 21
Summary
Luke Bryan took the White House briefing room podium on Thursday and jokingly answered questions during a mock press briefing, with Jason Aldean, Brittany Aldean and others watching.
An Instagram video from the Trump team framed the appearance around an "opening" for press secretary after President Donald Trump said Karoline Leavitt will leave the role at the end of August.
Bryan riffed on a Texas agricultural question by saying "the screwworms are screwed," echoing a real USDA tactic that uses sterile male flies to fight the livestock parasite.
Washington was a tour stop for Bryan and Aldean's co-headlining Double Down Tour at Nationals Park, and Bryan also reportedly met Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins and Vice President JD Vance.
The lighthearted visit contrasted with the singers' different political profiles: Aldean has openly backed Trump, while Bryan has largely avoided public political positioning.