Betting favorite to succeed Karoline Leavitt says she’s ‘not in the running’ for White House press secretary job

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Former acting US attorney for New Jersey Alina Habba dismissed speculation Wednesday that she’s the front-runner to succeed departing White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt – calling it “fake news” – despite being the betting favorite to land the job. “Flattered by the Kalshi odds, but I’m not in the running for any job,” Habba wrote on X. She continued, “However, if I’m getting a new one, I’d love for one of these anonymous sources to let me know first.” “Fake news remains the undefeated champ…well…until I come at them,” Habba added. Prior to her post, Habba had the best odds on Kalshi of being tapped for the White House press secretary role.

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