❓WHAT HAPPENED: CBS news journalist Weijia Jiang has been appointed as the new President of the White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA).
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Weijia Jiang, a CBS news journalist originally from China, the White House Correspondents’ Association, and President Donald J. Trump.
📍WHEN & WHERE: July 2025, Washington, D.C.
🎯IMPACT: This appointment may further influence media dynamics and access within the White House, especially given Jiang’s history with the Trump administration.
CBS news journalist Weijia Jiang has been named as the new President of the White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA). The organization has long acted as a racket, controlling media access to the President and key senior officials. However, that has dramatically changed under President Donald J. Trump—with whom Jiang has repeatedly clashed—with the WHCA’s gatekeeping powers significantly curbed to allow the White House press team to determine access.
Jiang has been a vocal critic of President Trump since his first term. During the COVID-19 pandemic, she started a blazing row with the America First leader when he told her to “ask China” why he was, in her words, treating coronavirus testing as a “global competition” with other countries. Jiang, who was born in China, demanded, “Why are you saying that to me, specifically?” implying the response was racist.
Jiang also alleged a White House staffer described the disease as the “Kung Flu,” but she did not disclose the individual’s identity.
Jiang is married to Luther Lowe, a prominent Big Tech lobbyist associated with progressive causes. Lowe, who leads policy for Y Combinator, has shown some support for Trump-era tech policies, but primarily backs Democratic candidates, including support for Steve Bullock’s 2020 presidential bid.
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