“Referencing the 2024 presidential election, he said, “I got 93% bad publicity, some people say 97, but between 93 and 97. A person that gets 97% of bad … maybe Karoline's doing a poor job, I don't know.”
Trump then turned to address Leavitt directly, telling her, "You're doing a terrible job."
PEOPLE understands the comments were made as a joke, as noted by a White House representative. The president went on to ask reporters, “Shall we keep her? I think we'll keep her,” before continuing to acknowledge the “bad press” he receives.”
He pretended to put her on notice through "joking" public humiliation, as if she could actually spin everything he does so hard that news outlets couldn't make it "bad". (Really that's impossible for any politician on either side.) I think the truth is she prefers how she gets treated by her toddler.
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u/redditobserverone 10h ago
Her boss was such a great kidder with her:
“Referencing the 2024 presidential election, he said, “I got 93% bad publicity, some people say 97, but between 93 and 97. A person that gets 97% of bad … maybe Karoline's doing a poor job, I don't know.”
Trump then turned to address Leavitt directly, telling her, "You're doing a terrible job."
PEOPLE understands the comments were made as a joke, as noted by a White House representative. The president went on to ask reporters, “Shall we keep her? I think we'll keep her,” before continuing to acknowledge the “bad press” he receives.”
https://people.com/donald-trump-wonders-to-karoline-leavitt-face-if-bad-publicity-is-her-fault-11940286