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Karoline Leavitt says ‘Your mom’ when asked who picked Hungary for Putin-Trump talks
(www.independent.co.uk)
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They have, but you can't expect journalists to not ask the administration questions. It is literally their job.
There are tons of people in the white house they could call on or off the record. There is no reason to listen to Leavitts propaganda report on the regular. I am surprised they cover her as much as they do, I literally tune her out now because I know everything she says is a lie. Steven Miller is a ghoul, but even he is more honest about what they are doing... whether on purpose or Freudian slips...
She is the White House Press Secretary. She is literally the primary interface between the Whitehouse and the press, and you're arguing the press should not ask her questions and report on her statements?
This blaming the journalists for reporting what the White House Press Secretary says is really backwards.
She certainly doesn't act like it.
If she had any modicum of honesty then that position would actually matter. It's like asking AI that has been trained to specifically avoid everyone's question, what's the point? I can predict her responses to every question with like over 90% accuracy, and when I am wrong it's because her response is a bizarre troll response like "your mom"
Hell even Trump is more honest than her, if for no other reason than his dementia.
It's their job to get the shitty things they say on the record. That is important, too. I know it doesn't make anyone feel good but it still has to be done.
Reuters will be there, just get it from them if you need it.