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Vice President Vance to conduct White House press briefing after 42-day gap

Confirmed1 source · Sep 3, 2026

VP Vance will hold the first White House press briefing in six weeks Thursday, filling in for an absent press secretary.

Vice President Vance to conduct White House press briefing after 42-day gap
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What happened

Vice President Vance is scheduled to hold a White House press briefing Thursday at 1 p.m. EDT, marking the first briefing in 42 days. Vance will speak in the absence of a press secretary, a role that has remained vacant since Karoline Leavitt's departure.

Context

The extended gap in press briefings and the vacancy in the press secretary position indicate a notable absence of routine White House communication infrastructure. The VP stepping in to conduct the briefing occurs amid this communication gap, though the ongoing vacancy in the press secretary role—typically responsible for regular media engagement—remains unfilled.