At just 27, Karoline Leavitt has skyrocketed from scooping ice cream in a New Hampshire hometown to standing at the White House podium as the bold, unapologetic voice of the Trump administration.
Once a journalism hopeful, she’s now one of the media’s fiercest critics — and a rising Gen Z icon on the conservative stage.
But her latest jab at President Joe Biden has sparked serious backlash, with critics calling her ”rude” and ”disrespectful.”
Here’s how the once small-town girl turned Washington firebrand stirred up a new political storm — and why her comment is lighting up social media.
Former President Joe Biden made a rare public appearance this week to speak out on Social Security — and while many tuned in to hear his message, it was a jab from the current White House press secretary that stole the spotlight and set off a wave of backlash.
Karoline Leavitt, 27, the youngest press secretary in U.S. history and a known Trump loyalist, didn’t hold back when asked about Biden’s speech.
“ My first reaction when seeing former President Biden was speaking tonight was, I’m shocked that he is speaking at nighttime,” Leavitt said. “I thought his bedtime was much earlier than his speech tonight.”