Karoline Leavitt Lashes Out at a Reporter for Asking About Putin

In response to a perfectly reasonable request for a New York Times The journalist, the press secretary of the White House, Karoline Leavitt, was unleashed Tuesday on the newspaper while dodging the question.

Earlier, President Trump-who, in recent days, has led a bilateral summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin, a multilateral meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and other European leaders, and a head call with Putin.

“I didn’t do [call Putin] in front of them. I thought it would be disrespectful to President Putin, “said Trump.” You know, I wouldn’t do that because they did not have the warm relationships. “”

At a press conference later Tuesday, the Times“ Shawn McCreesh asked an obvious question: if the current objective of the ongoing peace efforts in Russia-Ukraine is to “bring everyone on the same wavelength”, then, “why would Trump not take the call from Putin while the other leaders were in the room?

In response, Leavitt said: “With all the respect I owe you, only a journalist for The New York Times would ask a question like this, Shawn. »»

Trump’s press secretary, 27, who recently said that a Nobel Peace Prize for the President was “well spent,” praised Trump diplomacy with Putin and European leaders. (The question of McCreeesh – While Leavitt considered that it was – had remained little unanswered.)

Reporter: If the goal is to bring someone on the same wavelength, why would Trump not take the call from Putin while the other leaders were in the room? Why is it disrespectful?
Leavitt: Only a journalist from the “New York Times” would ask a question like this. pic.twitter.com/pctovk8mrh

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Leavitt is used to verbally soften journalists and condescendants rather than answering their questions.

In March, Andrew Feinberg of The independent Asked about the government randomly classifying people as members of the Aragua Gang Tren according to their tattoos and their clothes. “Shame on you,” she replied, “and shame on the consumer media for trying to cover these people who have – it’s a vicious gang, Andrew!”

In June, Jasmine Wright de Notus asked Leavitt if Trump would tolerate a peaceful demonstration during his next military parade, in the light of the president warning that “any manifest [who] wants to go out … will be welcomed with very great strength. »»

“Of course, the president supports peaceful demonstrations. What stupid question,” said Leavitt.