{"id":26140,"date":"2025-04-29T19:31:49","date_gmt":"2025-04-29T19:31:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=26140"},"modified":"2025-04-29T19:31:49","modified_gmt":"2025-04-29T19:31:49","slug":"donald-trumps-press-secretary-sparks-outrage-after-wearing-controversial-t-shirt-in-resurfaced-photo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=26140","title":{"rendered":"Donald Trump\u2019s press secretary sparks outrage after wearing controversial t-shirt in resurfaced photo"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A picture of Donald Trump\u2019s press secretary wearing a t-shirt with a controversial slogan has resurfaced on X.<\/p>\n

American political figure Karoline Leavitt serves as the White House Press Secretary under Donald Trump.<\/p>\n

Now aged 27, she became the youngest person in the US to ever serve in her position. Since assuming office in January she has made a\u00a0number of bold political claims<\/a>, and her personal life has also raised eyebrows.<\/p>\n

She has also defended her\u00a0relationship<\/a>\u00a0with husband Nicholas Riccio, who is 32 years her senior.<\/p>\n

Leavitt admitted the age gap made her marriage a little unorthodox, but stressed how \u2018supportive\u2019 her partner is.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt’s [a] very atypical love story, but he\u2019s incredible,\u201d she said during an episode of\u00a0The Megyn Kelly Show.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cHe is my greatest supporter, he\u2019s my best friend, he\u2019s my rock.\u201d<\/p>\n

Leavitt and Riccio, 59, announced their engagement in December 2023, before\u00a0tying the knot<\/a>\u00a0in a private ceremony.<\/p>\n

\u201cA mutual friend of ours hosted an event at a restaurant that he owns up in New Hampshire and invited my husband,\u201d she recalled.<\/p>\n

However, the relationship is not the aspect of Leavitt\u2019s life that has caused controversy this week. Instead, a selfie in which she wears a t-shirt with the slogan \u2018Make America Blonde Again\u2019 has caused anger.<\/p>\n

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Karoline and her husband (Instagram\/@karolineleavitt)<\/cite><\/div>\n

The picture was originally posted and circulated in March 2024, several months before Leavitt became Trump\u2019s press secretary.<\/p>\n

\u2018Make America Great Again\u2019 (MAGA), the inspiration behind Leavitt\u2019s t-shirt, has become a divisive phrase due to its implied nostalgia for a period in US history when many marginalised groups, such as African-Americans, Indigenous populations, LGBTQ+ groups and immigrants faced discrimination.<\/p>\n

On the other hand, some Americans consider it to be a call for national pride and supporting traditional American values, representing a polarising view of the future of America as Trump imagines it.<\/p>\n

Leavitt\u2019s picture was reposted on Monday by an X account and has amassed thousands of views.<\/p>\n

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Karoline Leavitt’s t-shirt has caused controversy (Instagram\/@karolineleavitt)<\/cite><\/div>\n

\u201cAs in make America White again,\u201d one outraged X user responded.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf there was a tariff on bleach, MAGA would implode!\u201d another person declared.<\/p>\n

While one woman said the picture makes her ‘want to be a brunette again’.<\/p>\n

A White House official\u00a0confirmed<\/a>\u00a0the picture’s authenticity via Snopes “This is a legitimate picture of Karoline. Her hairdresser made these T-shirts and Karoline bought one at her salon.”<\/p>\n

Tyla has contacted the White House for a comment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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