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Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt and Stephen Miller Brief Members of the Media, May 1, 2025

May 1, 2025 · The White House · 0:39:15

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What happened

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt briefed members of the media on May 1, 2025, carried on the White House channel, joined by Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy and Homeland Security Advisor Stephen Miller. Leavitt opened with the day ahead: at 11:00 the President would host the National Day of Prayer event and sign an executive order establishing a Religious Liberty Commission, and later travel to the University of Alabama for the commencement address - both events paged separately in this chronicle.

The briefing’s headline was the agreement secured the night before: “We secured a historic agreement to establish the United States Ukraine Reconstruction Investment Fund,” Leavitt said, describing it as a first-of-its-kind economic partnership under which the fund “will receive 50% of royalties, license fees and other similar payments from natural resource projects in Ukraine,” as she stated the terms. Miller then presented what he called the President’s common-sense revolution at the 100-day mark.

Why it matters

The briefing is the White House’s own announcement record for the Ukraine reconstruction fund - the economic-stake partnership the administration presented as part of securing a lasting peace - delivered the morning after the agreement was reached, with its 50-percent fund terms stated on camera.

Scoreboard watch

Scoreboard watch: the United States-Ukraine Reconstruction Investment Fund announced at this May 1, 2025 briefing (50% of Ukrainian natural-resource royalties, license fees and similar payments to the fund, as stated), and the Religious Liberty Commission executive order previewed for the same day’s National Day of Prayer event - flagged for the scoreboard editors; the entry itself remains review-gated.

Sources: The White House, “Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt and Stephen Miller Brief Members of the Media, May 01, 2025” (YouTube, May 1, 2025) - official description and broadcast transcript as aired.