- Will Leavitt say "Alien" during the next White House Press Briefing?55¢
- Will Leavitt say "Hormuz" or "Strait" during the next White House Press Briefing?61¢
- Will Leavitt say "Xi" or "Jinping" during the next White House Press Briefing?18¢
- Will Leavitt say "Pool" during the next White House Press Briefing?51¢
- Will Leavitt say "Border" during the next White House Press Briefing?34¢
- Will no press briefing air by August 31?47¢
- Will Leavitt say "Ceasefire" during the next White House Press Briefing?23¢
- Will Leavitt say "Pink" during the next White House Press Briefing?17¢
- Will Leavitt say "President" 60+ times during the next White House Press Briefing?33¢
- Will Leavitt say "President" 50+ times during the next White House Press Briefing?33¢
- Will Leavitt say "Administration" 10+ times during the next White House Press Briefing?36¢
- Will Leavitt say "Joe" or "Biden" 5+ times during the next White House Press Briefing?20¢
This market will resolve to "Yes" if the acting White House Press Secretary says the listed term during the next White House press briefing they participate in. Otherwise, the market will resolve to "No". If no such press briefing happens by August 31, 2026, 11:59 PM ET, "-No Qualifying Event-" will resolve to "Yes" and all other brackets will resolve to "No". This market refers to White House press briefings by the acting White House Press Secretary (https://rollcall.com/factbase/trump/topic/calendar/). Any press briefing by the acting White House Press Secretary will qualify. "New Media" press briefings or special briefings such as those including extra guests will be considered, so long as the acting White House Press Secretary is a listed participant. Impromptu press gaggles will not be considered for the resolution of this market; only events listed on the public schedule as briefings or announcements will qualify. The resolution source for this market will be footage of the relevant briefing. For full rules, see: https://polymarket-upload.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/market_products/Event+Mentions+Contract+DeFi.pdf
Karoline Leavitt, the current White House Press Secretary, is scheduled to depart the role at the end of August 2026 to focus on family, following her return from maternity leave in mid-July. Recent briefings have centered on administration economic claims such as record tax refunds and inflation data, border enforcement metrics from DHS and CBP, and responses to foreign policy developments including Iran-related issues. President Trump has signaled plans for a potential transition to rotating Cabinet officials or other spokespeople for future briefings amid an open replacement search. Traders monitoring the next session focus on her established pattern of highlighting specific policy outcomes, scheduling announcements, and administration priorities in the limited remaining window before her exit.