During a segment of FNC’s “The Ingraham Angle” on Friday, White House press secretary Caroline Leavitt was questioned by host Laura Ingraham regarding President Donald Trump’s posts on Truth Social. This included a video that briefly portrayed former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama in a derogatory manner.
Leavitt dismissed the media coverage as a “fake news media distraction.”
“Caroline, I know the president removed it, but it was up for, what, about 12 hours?” Ingraham inquired. “How did this even happen? Do we really want to blame our staff for something like this?”
Leavitt explained, “Well, Laura, this was a meme uploaded by one of the staffers on the President’s Truth Social account. It featured a video from ‘The Lion King’ that presented various Democrats as different animals. For instance, I think Kamala Harris was shown as a turtle. The president took it down. Today, he also honored members of Congress, including Sen. Tim Scott.”
“The post is gone,” she added. “But, naturally, the left-wing media chooses to focus on this instead of the significant news that the Dow has surpassed 50,000 points for the first time in history. We’ve also launched TrumpRx.gov, a remarkable website where people can purchase prescription drugs at much lower prices, thanks to successful negotiations with pharmaceutical companies. In some cases, prices have been reduced by more than 600 percent, which is fantastic news.”
Ingraham countered, “This is indeed great news and a real solution to an issue that’s been ignored by other politicians for years. But it’s not just Democrats we’re talking about; Republican senators, like Pete Ricketts, are involved too. While I understand it’s us, the president has expressed regret and acknowledged it was a mistake. Why not just apologize?”
Leavitt replied, “Well, I won’t speak for the president, Laura. He may share his thoughts with the press after this, but he has deleted the post. Again, this is just a diversion created by the fake news media away from key accomplishments—like the fact that we’ve had zero illegal aliens released back into the country for nine months straight. That’s another historic achievement. Also, the U.S. homicide rate is at its lowest ever. These outcomes are beneficial for all Americans, regardless of their background. We are continuously working hard to ensure the fake news media acknowledges the positive results we’re delivering for this great nation that the president truly cares about.
