A video shared by a White House staffer captures press secretary Karoline Leavitt praying to Jesus for guidance before she heads out to another press briefing to take on the reporters in the room.

Leavitt has often cited her Catholic education for instilling discipline and making her the confident woman she is today.

“Lord Jesus, please give us the strength, the knowledge, the ability to articulate our words, have fun and be confident. In Jesus’s name. Amen," she says while waiting behind the entrance to the briefing room.

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Leavitt, the youngest White House Press Secretary in U.S. history, has said she prays daily and cites her Roman Catholic upbringing in shaping her beliefs.

During a Catholic Current podcast in 2021, she emphasized that point.

“My upbringing is absolutely everything to me. It is why I’m a conservative, it’s why I believe in the American dream,” Leavitt explained.

“It taught me discipline, it brought me closer in my own relationship with God, and it also taught me the importance of public service and giving back to your community.”