Karoline Leavitt’s Briefing Blunder Accidentally Undoes Key Trump Policy, Sparks Mockery Online
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"Hmm. It’s almost as if she’s completely unprepared and grossly incompetent," one critic roasted the Trump White House press secretary's gaffe on social media.
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt faced mockery on Wednesday after another apparent slip-up during a press briefing.
Leavitt stated that President Donald Trump is “committed to passing a big reconciliation package later this year,” which includes “ending no taxes on tips.”
Critics quickly seized on the phrase, interpreting it as an accidental double negative that contradicted Trump’s 2024 election campaign promise to nix taxes on tips. Trump is yet to implement the policy.
Leavitt on Monday drew similar mockery after she accidentally claimed the Department of Justice will focus on “fighting law and order” when “fighting for law and order” was likely what she meant.
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