Donald Trump Throws White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt Under the Bus at His Own Press Conference: ‘Maybe I Have Bad PR People’

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  • Did Donald Trump just take a swipe at his own press secretary?

During a White House press briefing on Tuesday, January 20, the president unveiled what he called a “book of accomplishments” marking the first year of his second term. While highlighting what he described as major economic wins, Trump suggested that the message wasn’t reaching the public — and hinted that his own communications team might be at fault.

image of Donald Trump criticized his own PR team during a White House briefing.
Source: MEGADonald Trump criticized his own PR team during a White House briefing.

“We’ve had the best stock market in history, the best 401Ks in history, and we inherited a mess. The numbers that we inherited were way up. And now we brought them, almost all of them, way down,” he said. “I mean, I’m not getting — maybe I have bad public relations people, but we’re not getting it across.”

The remark appeared to put the spotlight on White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, who had promoted the briefing earlier that day. Ahead of Trump’s appearance, she shared a polished introduction for the president on social media.

“In just one year, President Trump has accomplished more than many presidents do in eight,” Leavitt wrote on X. “We’ve never had a president fight harder to deliver on the promises he made to the American people than President Trump…”

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