Karoline Leavitt Is Fascism's Lead Mouthpiece

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The nihilistic White House press secretary lies with abandon in defense of the Trump administration’s attempt to create a whiter America.

https://newrepublic.com/article/204550/karoline-leavitt-maga-monster-fascism-lead-mouthpiece

https://archive.ph/DKjbs



In her debut briefing as White House press secretary, Karoline Leavitt already had her hands full. President Trump had signed an executive order pausing all federal funding, which was set to take effect that afternoon and was already causing panic. Every Medicaid reimbursement portal in the country had stopped working. Organizations like Meals on Wheels, which deliver food to the elderly and people with disabilities, and Head Start, which assists low-income families with childcare, were worried about cuts to their programs. Democrats were warning that the EO’s language was so broad it could affect funding for local law enforcement, disaster aid, rural hospitals, and more.

“Why impose this pause with so little notice?” a reporter asked Leavitt. “Why not give organizations more time to plan for the fact that they are about to lose, in some cases, really crucial federal funding—” “There was notice. It was the executive order that the president signed,” she replied, before going on to spread a bizarre conspiracy theory. “DOGE and OMB also found that there was about to be 50 million taxpayer dollars that went out the door to fund condoms in Gaza,” she said. “That is a preposterous waste of taxpayer money.”

No one had any idea what she was talking about—because she had made it all up. It was an early lesson in how Leavitt operates. At 28 years old (27 when she was first picked), Leavitt is the youngest press secretary in history. But rather than make her generation proud, she has served as just a pretty face for fascists to hide behind—while spouting racist, right-wing conspiracies. A calculating nihilist, Leavitt will do and say anything to build a version of America that is more white, more Christian, and free of leftists.

One day after she claimed the U.S. was funneling condoms to Gaza (during a genocide, no less), 67 people were killed in a fatal crash involving a military helicopter and an American Airlines flight near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. It was the deadliest airline disaster in decades. Trump, who had personally gutted a key aviation safety committee days before the incident, blamed the incident on DEI, and Trump’s lead propagandist was more than happy to play along. “When you are flying on an airplane with your loved ones … do you pray that your plane lands safely and gets you to your destination or do you pray that the pilot has a certain skin color?” she said. “I think we all know the answer to that question.”

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1. Karoline Leavitt

Worked for Elise Stefanik
She learned how to lie and be sleazy from the best.