McEnany announced the cancellation of a Trump briefing last week, but the president ended up holding a briefing hours later

Trump himself holds an event on 'Hard Work, Heroism, and Hope' at the White House and departs for Camp David Friday

McEnany is the former press secretary for Trump's campaign 

New White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany is set to hold her first formal press briefing – and the first by any White House press secretary in more than a year. 

Her predecessor Stephanie Grisham never did one during a nine-month stint as press secretary, instead opting for TV appearances on Fox News and with other conservative outlets. 

McEnany, who teased the appearance with a comment on Thursday, faces the press amid fierce internal debate over whether President Donald Trump is helping his cause with his own near-daily briefings on the coronavirus.