‘They Want to Make a Name for Themselves’: W.H. Spox Karoline Leavitt Vents About Viral Clash with AP Reporter in Briefing

[Clip starts Reporter I ░░░░░░░░ sorry have you ever ░░░░░░░░ a tariff Because I ░░░░░░░░ They don t get ░░░░░░░░ on foreign companies they ░░░░░░░░ charged on the importers ░░░░░░░░ And ultimately when we ░░░░░░░░ fair and balanced trade ░░░░░░░░ the American people have ░░░░░░░░ seen in decades as ░░░░░░░░ said at the beginning ░░░░░░░░ will stay here wages ░░░░░░░░ go up and our ░░░░░░░░ will be made wealthy ░░░░░░░░ And I think it ░░░░░░░░ insulting that you re ░░░░░░░░ to test my knowledge ░░░░░░░░ economics and the decisions ░░░░░░░░ this president has made ░░░░░░░░ now regret giving a ░░░░░░░░ to the Associated Press ░░░░░░░░ ends BARTIRMO And that ░░░░░░░░ an Associated Press Reporter ░░░░░░░░ White House Press Secretary ░░░░░░░░ Leavitt this week on ░░░░░░░░ president s tariff policy ░░░░░░░░ what has become a ░░░░░░░░ pushback from the AP ░░░░░░░░ is also by the ░░░░░░░░ refusing to call the ░░░░░░░░ of America by its ░░░░░░░░ changed name Joining me ░░░░░░░░ is the woman herself ░░░░░░░░ this Sunday Morning Futures ░░░░░░░░ White House Press Secretary ░░░░░░░░ Leavitt Karoline thanks so ░░░░░░░░ for joining us LEAVITT ░░░░░░░░ s great to see ░░░░░░░░ Maria Thanks for having ░░░░░░░░ BARTIROMO How would you ░░░░░░░░ the resist and the ░░░░░░░░ from I guess AP ░░░░░░░░ been pushing back on ░░░░░░░░ press conferences pretty often ░░░░░░░░ Sure Well first of ░░░░░░░░ with that individual Reporter ░░░░░░░░ the Associated Press who ░░░░░░░░ to test me on ░░░░░░░░ he clearly fails to ░░░░░░░░ President Trump s long ░░░░░░░░ economic strategy which is ░░░░░░░░ bring in so much ░░░░░░░░ so much wealth into ░░░░░░░░ country through tariffs that ░░░░░░░░ can give larger tax ░░░░░░░░ to the American people ░░░░░░░░ put more money back ░░░░░░░░ their pockets He clearly ░░░░░░░░ t understand that very ░░░░░░░░ idea But as a ░░░░░░░░ the greater mainstream media ░░░░░░░░ coverage I think that ░░░░░░░░ proves that they re ░░░░░░░░ to double down on ░░░░░░░░ failing ways They focus ░░░░░░░░ sensationalism on trying to ░░░░░░░░ a viral moment Rather ░░░░░░░░ asking tough questions with ░░░░░░░░ integrity and journalistic curiosity ░░░░░░░░ to know the answers ░░░░░░░░ want to make a ░░░░░░░░ for themselves And that ░░░░░░░░ why the trust in ░░░░░░░░ mainstream media has fallen ░░░░░░░░ record lows and that ░░░░░░░░ why at the White ░░░░░░░░ we are very proud ░░░░░░░░ the changes that we ░░░░░░░░ made to the briefing ░░░░░░░░ and also to the ░░░░░░░░ coverage of this president ░░░░░░░░ in independent voices and ░░░░░░░░ media who truly care ░░░░░░░░ the truth honesty and ░░░░░░░░ BARTIROMO Yeah but you ░░░░░░░░ it s more than ░░░░░░░░ It s basically the ░░░░░░░░ press in terms of ░░░░░░░░ President Trump You also ░░░░░░░░ these judges who are ░░░░░░░░ We re going to ░░░░░░░░ about this most recent ░░░░░░░░ judge s move with ░░░░░░░░ Jordan coming up But ░░░░░░░░ do you want to ░░░░░░░░ about the general resistance ░░░░░░░░ this president s policies ░░░░░░░░ you are witness to ░░░░░░░░ President Trump is not ░░░░░░░░ of resistance He has ░░░░░░░░ facing more resistance than ░░░░░░░░ who has ever run ░░░░░░░░ office in American history ░░░░░░░░ the mainstream media is ░░░░░░░░ of that but also ░░░░░░░░ you mentioned we have ░░░░░░░░ in our judicial Branch ░░░░░░░░ are acting as activists ░░░░░░░░ real arbiters of the ░░░░░░░░ And there has been ░░░░░░░░ injunctions in one month ░░░░░░░░ President Trump s agenda ░░░░░░░░ Biden White House only ░░░░░░░░ 13 injunctions in the ░░░░░░░░ of his presidency And ░░░░░░░░ clearly there are left ░░░░░░░░ activists who sit behind ░░░░░░░░ bench in a courthouse ░░░░░░░░ don t like this ░░░░░░░░ and his policies But ░░░░░░░░ fact is everything President ░░░░░░░░ is doing is within ░░░░░░░░ executive authority to do ░░░░░░░░ He is acting within ░░░░░░░░ bounds of the law ░░░░░░░░ of his actions are ░░░░░░░░ and our White House ░░░░░░░░ the entire administration if ░░░░░░░░ prepared to fight back ░░░░░░░░ this resistance Don t ░░░░░░░░ against Trump I think ░░░░░░░░ epic return to the ░░░░░░░░ Office proves that he ░░░░░░░░ going to win against ░░░░░░░░ weaponization of our justice ░░░░░░░░ BARTIROMO: “Yeah.”