Trump Calls Out Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt: 'You're Doing a Terrible Job' — Was He Serious?

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Trump Calls Out Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt: 'You're Doing a Terrible Job' — Was He Serious?

News (2 / 1) 02.04.2026 05:45 / Silia


White House Response and Leavitt's Background

A White House representative told People the exchange was meant as a joke. Leavitt, 28, is the youngest White House press secretary and previously served as Trump's national press secretary during the 2024 campaign before taking the White House role in January 2025. Trump has alternated between public jabs and praise for her, and has in past appearances questioned her performance and mixed up her name with Kellyanne Conway.