Kayleigh McEnany
American conservative political commentator and author
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| June 2023 | Continued serving as an interim host of Fox News Tonight following her May interim hosting role. |
| June 2023 | Continued serving as an interim host of Fox News Tonight following her May interim hosting role. |
| May 2023 | Began serving as an interim host of Fox News Tonight after Tucker Carlson's firing. During this time, she made a poll comment about Ron DeSantis that prompted Donald Trump to publicly insult her, calling her 'Kayleigh Milktoast McEnany'. |
| May 2023 | Began serving as an interim host of Fox News Tonight after Tucker Carlson's firing. During this time, she made a poll comment about Ron DeSantis that prompted Donald Trump to publicly insult her, calling her 'Kayleigh Milktoast McEnany'. |
| December 2022 | Welcomed a baby boy, her second child. |
| December 2022 | Welcomed a baby boy, her second child. |
| June 2022 | Announced pregnancy with her second child. |
| June 2022 | Announced pregnancy with her second child. |
| 2021 | Following the storming of the United States Capitol, Forbes warned corporations against hiring McEnany, suggesting she was part of a group that spread disinformation during the Trump administration. |
| 2021 | Following the storming of the United States Capitol, Forbes warned corporations against hiring McEnany, suggesting she was part of a group that spread disinformation during the Trump administration. |
| March 2 2021 | Joined Fox News as an on-air contributor and was later named co-host of Outnumbered alongside Harris Faulkner and Emily Compagno. |
| March 2 2021 | Joined Fox News as an on-air contributor and was later named co-host of Outnumbered alongside Harris Faulkner and Emily Compagno. |
| January 2021 | Concluded her roles in the Trump administration as White House press secretary and campaign senior advisor. |
| January 2021 | Concluded her roles in the Trump administration as White House press secretary and campaign senior advisor. |
| November 2020 | During the presidential election, Kayleigh McEnany made an early false declaration of victory for Donald Trump while ballots were still being counted. |
| November 2020 | During the presidential election, Kayleigh McEnany made an early false declaration of victory for Donald Trump while ballots were still being counted. |
| November 20 2020 | McEnany falsely claimed that Trump was not given an 'orderly transition of power' after Joe Biden won the election. |
| November 20 2020 | McEnany falsely claimed that Trump was not given an 'orderly transition of power' after Joe Biden won the election. |
| October 2020 | Became a senior advisor for the Trump 2020 presidential campaign. |
| October 2020 | Became a senior advisor for the Trump 2020 presidential campaign. |
| October 5 2020 | Tested positive for COVID-19, despite previously interacting with coronavirus-positive individuals and often speaking to the press without wearing a mask. |
| October 5 2020 | Tested positive for COVID-19, despite previously interacting with coronavirus-positive individuals and often speaking to the press without wearing a mask. |
| May 1 2020 | Conducted her first public press briefing after a 417-day gap, where she pledged to never lie to the press, stating "I will never lie to you. You have my word on that." |
| May 1 2020 | Conducted her first public press briefing after a 417-day gap, where she pledged to never lie to the press, stating "I will never lie to you. You have my word on that." |
| April 7 2020 | Hired as White House Press Secretary by Mark Meadows, with the official announcement made the next day. Replaced Stephanie Grisham, who became First Lady Melania Trump's chief of staff and spokesperson. |
| April 7 2020 | Hired as White House Press Secretary by Mark Meadows, with the official announcement made the next day. Replaced Stephanie Grisham, who became First Lady Melania Trump's chief of staff and spokesperson. |
| March 2020 | Claimed Democrats were trying to 'politicize' the coronavirus and were 'almost rooting for this outcome', despite the virus already being present in the United States. |
| March 2020 | Claimed Democrats were trying to 'politicize' the coronavirus and were 'almost rooting for this outcome', despite the virus already being present in the United States. |
| 2019 | Began working for the Trump 2020 presidential campaign as national press secretary. |
| 2019 | Began working for the Trump 2020 presidential campaign as national press secretary. |
| November 2019 | McEnany gave birth to her first child, a daughter. |
| November 2019 | Gave birth to her first child, a daughter. |
| November 2019 | McEnany gave birth to her first child, a daughter. |
| November 2019 | Gave birth to her first child, a daughter. |
| August 2019 | Defended Trump against The Washington Post's report of 16,241 false or misleading statements, telling CNN's Chris Cuomo that she 'does not believe the president has lied'. |
| August 2019 | Defended Trump against The Washington Post's report of 16,241 false or misleading statements, telling CNN's Chris Cuomo that she 'does not believe the president has lied'. |
| 2018 | Underwent a preventive double mastectomy due to high breast cancer risk from a BRCA mutation. |
| 2018 | Underwent a preventive double mastectomy due to high breast cancer risk from a BRCA mutation. |
| 2017 | Supported Trump amid backlash over his comments about the white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, tweeting that the Republican Party supported Trump's 'message of love and inclusiveness'. |
| 2017 | Supported Trump amid backlash over his comments about the white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, tweeting that the Republican Party supported Trump's 'message of love and inclusiveness'. |
| November 2017 | Married Sean Gilmartin, a Major League Baseball pitcher. |
| November 2017 | Married Sean Gilmartin, a Major League Baseball pitcher. |
| August 7 2017 | Appointed as national spokesperson for the Republican National Committee (RNC). |
| August 7 2017 | Appointed as national spokesperson for the Republican National Committee (RNC). |
| August 6 2017 | Hosted a 90-second webcast called 'Real News Update' on Donald Trump's personal Facebook page, praising Trump and claiming to bring 'real news' to the American people. |
| August 6 2017 | Hosted a 90-second webcast called 'Real News Update' on Donald Trump's personal Facebook page, praising Trump and claiming to bring 'real news' to the American people. |
| August 5 2017 | Left her position at CNN. |
| August 5 2017 | Left her position at CNN. |
| 2016 | Graduates from Harvard Law School. |
| 2016 | During the Republican Party presidential primaries, McEnany initially served as a critic of Donald Trump before becoming one of his strongest supporters. |
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