New Delhi, March 14 -- Among the fastest to achieve celebrity status in America's new administration is Karoline Leavitt, the White House press secretary, fielded by President Donald Trump to handle the media. Aged 27, she is the youngest ever to hold this job.

To her credit, she already seems to have made the briefing room 'great again.' At least in terms of a big viewership boost for briefings. Dull moments are scarce. One video clip in the race for virality on social media features her feisty defence of Trump's claim that US trade partners are ripping America off.

"Tariffs are a tax hike on foreign countries and a tax cut for the American people," says Leavitt. This prompts a quick question from an unseen reporter. "Have you ever pai...