Washington DC - President Donald Trump's administration has defended its decision to appoint controversial MAGA figure Beni Rae Harmony to the role of assistant press secretary.
In a statement to People on Wednesday, the White House praised Harmony as a "trusted voice for the MAGA movement."
"She will be an outstanding addition to President Trump's communications team as an assistant press secretary – we look forward to having her on board!" the statement added.
The statement came after Harmony shared an X post last Friday announcing the news, adding that her goal "has always been to ask the questions that matter to real Americans and make sure their voices are heard."
According to her LinkedIn profile, Harmony has been a congressional correspondent with the far-right wing news outlet Real America's Voice since October 2025.
Last year, she took over as the outlet's White House correspondent after the exit of Brian Glenn, the husband of former Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene, and has followed the president closely since.
Harmony has built a reputation for shameless loyalty to the president. After sharing her announcement, critics resurfaced a photo shared on social media in 2021 that featured Harmony in a "F**k Joe Biden" shirt while holding a rifle.
Her appointment also comes as Trump has been aggressively battling news outlets that share negative coverage of him.
Last month, he abruptly banned CNN, MS NOW, and Politico from being able to access the White House.
Despite a federal judge ruling the ban was unconstitutional, Trump has vowed to find another way to target news outlets he claims are pushing "lies and fiction" about him.