White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt argued the media is still focused on getting a viral moment against the Trump administration, which she suggested is proof the press has stuck with its “failing ways.”
Leavitt’s comment comes after she got into a verbal feud during a recent White House press briefing, in which President Donald Trump’s use of tariffs was the subject of debate. Leavitt contended the reporter “clearly” failed to recognize Trump’s plans for tariffs, and how it aims to provide “larger tax cuts” for U.S. taxpayers.
“But as for the greater mainstream media’s coverage, I think that example proves that they continue to double down on their failing ways,” Leavitt said on Fox News’s Sunday Morning Futures with Maria Bartiromo. “They focus on sensationalism, on trying to get a viral moment rather than asking tough questions with honest integrity and journalistic curiosity, wanting to know the answers, they want to make a name for themselves.”
Leavitt also addressed the judges who are acting as “activists” against the Trump administration’s work, citing how there have already been 15 injunctions against the Trump White House compared to the 13 injunctions that occurred during former President Joe Biden’s presidency. The press secretary contended this is because some judges do not support Trump and his policies, and that these injunctions are being given even though the president is acting “within the bounds of the law.”
In a message to the judges, Leavitt warned not to “bet against Trump,” as the administration will win against the “weaponization” of the nation’s justice system.
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The White House recently celebrated a drop in inflation in February, which Leavitt cited as a sign the economy “is moving in the right direction” under Trump’s leadership.
Amid the Trump administration’s plans to bring about the “golden age” of the United States, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick predicted that the nation will have an “explosive” economy by the end of the fourth quarter of 2025. He also argued Trump is focused on balancing the nation’s trade deficit.
