CBS News Vice President and Washington Bureau Chief Mark Lima said Jacobs would be "a key member of our White House unit as we continue our coverage on the White House beat."
"John has a command of distilling news and storylines for diverse audiences amid a firehose of information and headlines. These capabilities will fuel a lot of what we’ll see nightly on CBS Evening News Plus.”
Kristen Welker previously interviewed Donald Trump in September of last year. It was the only time he sat down for an interview with a network news organization for the duration of the 2024 election cycle.