Akayla Gardner (@gardnerakayla) / X

Akayla Gardner

6,420 posts

Akayla Gardner

@gardnerakayla

Covering the White House @msnownews. Forever campaign reporter. Alum: @business + @OhioState. 📩 Signal: gardnerakayla.89 // RTs ≠ endorsements

Washington, DC

ms.now/author/akayla-…

Joined August 2018

Pinned
Akayla Gardner
@gardnerakayla
May 12
I asked @POTUS how the rising price of his ballroom (nearly x2 original estimate) and reflecting pool makeover (x7 original estimate) are any different than why he wanted to remove Fed Chair Jerome Powell for 30% cost overruns. Here’s his response:
CSPAN
00:00
CSPAN
1.2M
Akayla Gardner
@gardnerakayla
Nov 4, 2024
VP Harris’ order at Old San Juan Cafe: sweet plantains, yellow rice, cassava and pernil codilto.
00:00
1.9M
Akayla Gardner
@gardnerakayla
Aug 7, 2024
.@KamalaHarris and @GovTimWalz greeted a Girl Scout troop in Wisconsin. Their shirts read: “This is a country of possibilities” and “You are powerful, your voice matters.”
00:00
763K
Akayla Gardner
@gardnerakayla
Aug 12, 2024
Harris lands in DC wearing a @TeamUSA jacket.
553K
Akayla Gardner
@gardnerakayla
Nov 4, 2024
The @VP and Governor @JoshShapiroPA are visiting a Puerto Rican restaurant.
00:00
231K
Akayla Gardner
@gardnerakayla
Apr 23, 2025
Vice President Vance continued his four-day tour of India with a stop at the Taj Mahal. bloom.bg/42IzTD0
00:00
289K
Akayla Gardner
@gardnerakayla
Nov 4, 2024
Late-night door knocking in Reading, PA.
00:00
862K
Akayla Gardner
@gardnerakayla
Mar 8, 2024
The @POTUS returned to the White House after SOTU, and was met by a large cheering crowd. The pool was not close enough to identify any of the people.
00:00
229K
Akayla Gardner
@gardnerakayla
Nov 3, 2024
“We have momentum, it is on our side,” Harris said in Lansing, Michigan. No mention of Donald Trump by name tonight.
00:00
131K
Akayla Gardner
@gardnerakayla
Apr 23, 2024
An off-script moment in Florida: a @UPS employee tells @JoeBiden "the only reason I have a pension is because of you." He adds: "You stood strong with us and we'll stand strong with you, sir."
848K
Akayla Gardner
@gardnerakayla
Dec 2, 2022
“Hi guys!” Jennifer Garner says.
Akayla Gardner
@gardnerakayla
Aug 8, 2024
There were cease-fire protests at this MI rally, first at a Biden or Harris event in weeks, in my memory. @KamalaHarris’ response: "We believe in democracy. Everyone's voice matters, but I am speaking now.”
1.7M
Akayla Gardner
@gardnerakayla
Jul 22, 2024
New @KamalaHQ logo OUT:
3.1M
Akayla Gardner
@gardnerakayla
Nov 5, 2024
A bat-signal style “Steelworkers for Harris Walz” sign at Harris’ Pittsburgh rally held at a historic furnace site.
103K