White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt may not admit “on record” on a podcast to SiriusXM’s Megyn Kelly Friday, but even legacy media reporters have “thank” the Trump administration for access and transparency He said.
President Donald Trump frequently criticized the legacy media’s portrayal of him and his administration before securing a second chance in his White House term, comparing it to reports under former President Joe Biden. He often said that he practices double standards. On “The Megyn Kelly Show,” the SiriusXM host joked with Leavitt about her predecessor’s “hiber” standard.
“You must have really struggled with how you met the hiber set by Karine Jean-Pierre,” teased Kelly. “Sorry, sorry. Was it loud? No, she was awful. So, come on. So, how was your approach different, do you say?”
“I think that’s a huge difference,” Levitt said.
“Even in legacy media, even those who hate Trump, if you ask people, they’ll tell you that their approach is very different. Not just me, but the whole White House.”
Kelly said she was surprised by the press secretary’s statement. Leavitt said legacy media reporters may not admit their “on-record” appreciation, but they still flock to her office. (Related: “Don’t Lie”: Karoline Leavitt sets “Straight” on Musk, Doge and Social Security Waste)
“They come to my office every day and they admit it from the record. Maybe it’s not on the record, but they’re going to have my briefing and everyone on our team come out on camera and talk. Everyone will say they appreciate access, transparency and preparation to go to,” Levitt said. “We have great policy experts who are great spokesmen for the President and we are grateful for the information they are being given.”
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Democrats defended the former president despite Republicans raising concerns about mental fitness before Biden withdraws from the presidential race in 2024. When asked about Biden’s speech and multiple falls, Biden spokesperson Jean Pierre said he said he was saying “cheap fakes” created by Republicans during a June 2024 press conference Dismissed a video of a boss who appears to be confused or stumbling.
Kelly continues to ask Levitt whether she will reveal who her “most-loving” reporter is so far, and Levitt said she and NBC’s Peter Alexander were on Friday outside the White House. I have allowed it to emphasize the moments between.
In the interaction clip, Alexander asks Leavitt about the Department of Government Efficiency’s (Doge) efforts to clean up government waste, and whether Leavitt is “defending” Alexander for fraudulent payments from Social Security I was urged to ask.
“It baffles me and infuriates the reason the media continues to make excuses for the government spending billions of dollars of wasted money. Maybe they don’t care. I know I see millions of people worry about it, so we’re going to keep doing what we do with Doge,” Leavitt said.
Since February 3, Doge and Elon Musk’s efforts to strengthen the pushbacks of Democrats towards the administration and Musk and wipe out government waste began shortly afterwards.
During the X-University debate, Musk announced that he and President Donald Trump had agreed to overturn the US Organization for International Development (USAID) and that he was under the control of Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Democrats said the move was illegal. US District Judge Carl Nichols rejected requests that Musk and Trump stop the agency from restructuring. The request came from a union representing USAID employees.
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