Harrison Fields
Harrison Fields | |
|---|---|
| White House Principal Deputy Press Secretary | |
| In office January 20, 2025 – August 22, 2025 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Press Secretary | Karoline Leavitt |
| Preceded by | Andrew Bates[a] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Harrison William Fields September 30, 1995 Wellington, Florida, U.S. |
| Spouse |
Caitlin McCoy (m. 2023) |
| Education | Florida State University (BA, MA) |
Harrison William Fields (born September 30, 1995) is an American communications advisor who served as the White House principal deputy press secretary from January to August 2025.
In June 2020, Fields became an assistant White House press secretary. After Donald Trump's loss in the 2020 presidential election, he began serving as Florida representative Byron Donalds's communications director. In January 2024, Fields became the assistant director of media and public relations at The Heritage Foundation. In January 2025, Trump named Fields as his White House principal deputy press secretary. Fields resigned in August to work for CGCN Group, a conservative lobbying firm.
Early life and education (1995–2018)
[edit]Harrison William Fields[1] was born on September 30,[2] 1995,[1] in Wellington, Florida.[3] Fields attended Palm Beach Central High School,[4] where he was the junior class vice president in 2012.[5] He graduated from Florida State University.[3]
Career
[edit]White House and congressional work (2018–2024)
[edit]In 2018, Fields began working for Pam Bondi, the attorney general of Florida, as a communications director.[6] In 2019,[6] he was hired as a presidential writer in the White House Office of Presidential Correspondence.[7] That month, he was appointed as an assistant White House press secretary.[7] After Donald Trump's loss in the 2020 presidential election, Fields began working for Florida representative Byron Donalds as his communications director.[8] In September 2023, he married Caitlin McCoy, a senior director for digital at Plus Communications.[3] In January 2024, Fields became the assistant director of media and public relations at The Heritage Foundation.[9] He served as a surrogate for Trump in his 2024 presidential campaign.[10]
White House principal deputy press secretary (January–August 2025)
[edit]After Trump's second inauguration in January 2025, Fields became the White House principal deputy press secretary.[11] His portfolio included the Department of Energy, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Department of Justice, the Department of the Treasury, the Department of Education, and the Department of Government Efficiency.[12] In August, Axios reported that Fields would resign to join CGCN Group, a conservative lobbying firm.[13]
Views
[edit]In September 2023, as Florida governor Ron DeSantis faced criticism over comments he had made on slavery, Fields stated that he felt pressure to avoid criticizing critical race theory and the Black Lives Matter movement while condemning curriculum seen as supporting slavery.[14] He was supportive of Donald Trump's decision to speak at a National Association of Black Journalists event in which he questioned vice president Kamala Harris's race, describing the event's environment as hostile, but its value to Trump as important.[10] Fields has described Democrats as effective at promising African Americans initiatives, but failing to actualize efforts.[15] Speaking to Politico after Trump's victory in the 2024 presidential election, he argued that Black voters are conservative but that Democrats had leveraged inequality to garner their votes, adding that Trump capitalized on economic issues to divest some Black voters.[16]
Notes
[edit]- ^ As senior deputy press secretary.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Harrison William Fields in the U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019.
- ^ Palmer & Sherman 2020b.
- ^ a b c Ross 2023.
- ^ Seltzer 2012.
- ^ "Palm Beach Central High School student killed in accident". WFLX.
- ^ a b Ogles 2024.
- ^ a b Palmer & Sherman 2020a.
- ^ Zanona 2021.
- ^ Oprysko 2024.
- ^ a b Sentner, Booker & Kapos 2024.
- ^ Holden 2025.
- ^ Crampton et al. 2025.
- ^ Thompson 2025.
- ^ Booker 2023.
- ^ Booker 2024.
- ^ Daniels 2025.
Works cited
[edit]Articles
[edit]- Booker, Brakkton (July 28, 2023). "DeSantis rocked by Black Republican revolt over slavery comments". Politico. Retrieved October 28, 2025.
- Booker, Brakkton (September 10, 2024). "It's a historic debate tonight. No one really wants to talk about it". Politico. Retrieved October 28, 2025.
- Crampton, Liz; Johansen, Ben; Cai, Sophia; Sentner, Irie (August 21, 2025). "When the White House calls state lawmakers". Politico. Retrieved October 28, 2025.
- Daniels, Cheyanne (September 21, 2025). "Donald Trump made big gains with Black voters in 2024. Can Republicans hold them in the midterms?". Politico. Retrieved October 28, 2025.
- Holden, Lindsey (January 21, 2025). "Suit up, we're going to court". Politico. Retrieved October 28, 2025.
- Ogles, Jacob (January 6, 2024). "Harrison Fields moves to Heritage Foundation". Florida Politics. Retrieved October 28, 2025.
- Oprysko, Caitlin (January 17, 2024). "Telecom lobbyist decamps for K&L Gates". Politico. Retrieved October 28, 2025.
- "Palm Beach Central High School student killed in accident". WFLX. February 23, 2012. Retrieved October 28, 2025.
- Palmer, Anna; Sherman, Jake (June 20, 2020). "Questions for Trump on last night's SDNY chaos". Politico. Retrieved October 28, 2025.
- Palmer, Anna; Sherman, Jake (September 30, 2020). "Do we have to do that two more times?". Politico. Retrieved October 28, 2025.
- Ross, Garrett (September 25, 2023). "Menendez spurns calls for resignation". Politico. Retrieved October 28, 2025.
- Seltzer, Alexandra (February 23, 2012). "'He had a great future'". The Palm Beach Post. Retrieved October 28, 2025.
- Sentner, Irie; Booker, Brakkton; Kapos, Shia (July 31, 2024). "Hostile Trump takes the stage at Black journalists' conference". Politico. Retrieved October 28, 2025.
- Thompson, Alex (August 20, 2025). "Trump's principal deputy press secretary heads to K Street". Politico. Retrieved October 28, 2025.
- Zanona, Melanie (January 3, 2021). "As Pelosi scrambles for her job, McConnell loses control". Politico. Retrieved October 28, 2025.
Documents
[edit]- "Harrison William Fields in the U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019" (Document). Index to Public Records.