Her appearance in the briefing provided yet another reminder of how the seat of American power has been transformed in two short weeks.<\/p>\n
A day earlier, Trump delivered an update on the air crash, railing against the previous administration and its transportation secretary, Pete Buttigieg, as a \u2018disaster\u2019 with \u2018a good line of bulls***.\u2019<\/p>\n
Leavitt was asked whether this was part of a deliberate communications strategy.<\/p>\n
\u2018I think one of the things that the American people love most about this president is that he often says what they are thinking, but sometimes lack the courage to say themselves,\u2019 she said,<\/p>\n
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\u2018And I think yesterday at this podium, you heard President Trump express great frustration, perhaps even anger, with the previous administration\u2019s policies, many of which have led to the crises that our country is currently facing and that this president is focused on fixing.\u2019<\/p>\n Buttigieg had blasted the president, saying he should be \u2018leading, not lying,\u2019 after his wild briefing room appearance.<\/p>\n This administration is opening up the briefing room to non-conventional media organizations, including podcasters and rightwing social media stars.<\/p>\n Leavitt said she had received 10,000 submissions for four seats at the side of the briefing room, usually reserved for White House staff.<\/p>\n Friday\u2019s occupant was John Ashbrook, co-host of the Ruthless podcast. He served up a softball, asking whether the media was out of touch with ordinary Americans and their views on deportations.<\/p>\n \u2018Out of touch?\u2019 she asked with a raised eyebrow, before listing exactly how out of touch they were complete with reference to opinion polls showing a majority of Americans in support of deportations.<\/p>\n Worse was to come, when she was asked about the CIA recently concluding that the most likely explanation was that it leaked from a Chinese lab.<\/p>\n She claimed that he was roundly mocked in the briefing room by journalists.<\/p>\n \u2018Said he was spewing conspiracy theories. He was not,\u2019 she continued, warming to her theme.<\/p>\n \u2018We now know that to be the confirmable truth.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/luxurydiorusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/94737375-14347825-image-a-29_1738351091780.jpg\")
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