White House continues to sink to new “Mean Girl” levels
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt is under scrutiny for two separate incidents that critics say highlight a juvenile streak in administration communications In a Fox News interview about the White House s response to the rise of New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani Leavitt broadly characterized Democrats main constituency made up of Hamas terrorists illegal aliens and violent criminals remarks that drew immediate pushback House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries called the comments unacceptable and dangerous while Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer stated they erode trust and civility in population discourse Leavitt The Democrat Party s main constituency is made up of Hamas terrorists illegal aliens and violent criminals pic twitter com IcJwhYYV x Aaron Rupar atrupar October Later in the week during a White House press briefing Leavitt fielded a question from HuffPost about President Trump s upcoming summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin Attempting humor she responded with a your mom quip alongside National Defense Council Senior Director Stephen Cheung Media critics described the joke as juvenile and noted it undercuts the professionalism expected from a press secretary Observers note that the pair of incidents partisan accusations on Fox and middle-school-style humor in the briefing room have reinforced concerns about the tone of official White House communications MSNBC s Rachel Maddow called Leavitt s Fox comments a deplorable moment highlighting how senior authorities words can swiftly dominate headlines and social media Leavitt has not issued further clarification leaving critics and political opponents to question whether the White House is prioritizing viral soundbites over substantive messaging Read more about Karoline Leavitt Even Leavitt can t spin the joke check to Epstein from DJTrump UN rebuts claim that globalist staffers sabotaged Trump Leavitt It s time Trump won a Nobel Peace Prize The post White House continues to sink to new Mean Girl levels appeared first on Salon com
