Outgoing Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt’s Worst Moments
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Claim 1
“Doge and OMB also found that there was about to be 50 million taxpayer dollars that went out the door to fund condoms in Gaza.”
DOGE and OMB found that approximately $50 million in taxpayer money was about to be spent on condoms in Gaza.
AP found no credible evidence supporting the claim and reported that the administration appeared to be referring to medical-service grants to International Medical Corps, not a $50 million condom program. The Washington Post likewise found no evidence that the contracts called for condom delivery.
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- 1No evidence that $50 million was designated by the US to buy condoms for Hamas↗
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But there’s no credible evidence to support these claims.
- 2$50 million for condoms in Gaza? There’s no evidence of the White House claim↗
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But we could not find any evidence that the International Medical Corps contracts called for condom delivery.
- 3$50 million for condoms in Gaza? There’s no evidence of the White House claim↗
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“no U.S. government funding was used to procure or distribute condoms.”
- 1No evidence that $50 million was designated by the US to buy condoms for Hamas↗
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Claim 2
“No other president in history has faced such repeated, serious attempts on his life.”
No other U.S. president has faced repeated, serious attempts on his life comparable to those faced by Donald Trump.
The absolute historical claim is contradicted by Gerald Ford's experience: the Ford Presidential Library records that he faced a second assassination attempt less than a month after the first. The National Archives also documents multiple serious presidential assassination attempts in U.S. history.
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- 1Timeline of President Ford's Life and Career↗
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President Ford experiences a second assassination attempt in less than a month.
- 2Appendix 7: A Brief History of Presidential Protection↗
Background
The actual attempts occurred as follows:
- 1Timeline of President Ford's Life and Career↗
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Claim 3
“Of course the president supports peaceful protests.”
The president supports peaceful protests.
This accurately states the administration's declared position. White House officials have repeatedly said that Trump supports the right to peaceful protest, while distinguishing peaceful demonstrations from violence or property destruction.
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- 1Press Briefing by Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany – June 8, 2020↗
Supports
We support the right of peaceful protesters… we hear their pleas.
- 2Leavitt claims majority of Los Angeles protesters are violent, says Trump supports peaceful protests↗
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White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt is claiming that most of the protesters in Los Angeles have been violent, pushing back on questions at the White House press briefing about the mostly peaceful protests in California over ICE raids.
- 1Press Briefing by Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany – June 8, 2020↗
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Claim 4
“Abrego Garcia, an MS-13 El Salvadorian illegal alien criminal who is hiding in Maryland.”
Kilmar Abrego Garcia was an MS-13 member, an undocumented immigrant, a criminal, and was hiding in Maryland.
The wording combines an unproven gang allegation with labels that imply criminal conviction and concealment. Courts found no evidence linking him to MS-13 in the relevant proceedings, described him as having no criminal record, and documented his return to Maryland; the government nevertheless continued to publicly assert gang membership.
Omits: The statement omits that a federal court found no evidence linking Abrego Garcia to MS-13 or terrorist activity, that he had no criminal record when the case began, and that he returned openly to Maryland after his release rather than hiding there.
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- 1ABREGO GARCIA v. NOEM↗
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In any event, Defendants have offered no evidence linking Abrego Garcia to MS-13 or to any terrorist activity.
- 2United States v. Garcia↗
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After “ha[ving] lived safely in the United States with his family for a decade and ha[ving] never been charged with a crime[,]”
- 3Governor Moore Statement on Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s Release from Custody and Return to Maryland↗
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Governor Wes Moore today released the following statement regarding Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s release from custody and return to Maryland.
- 4United States v. Garcia↗
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Abrego has resided in Maryland for the past 13 years, during which time he has repeatedly reported to ICE.
- 1ABREGO GARCIA v. NOEM↗
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Claim 5
“He said it would be disrespectful to do that, but why is it disrespectful?”
Trump said that taking Putin's call while other leaders were present would have been disrespectful to Putin.
Contemporary reporting quoted Trump explaining that he did not take or place the call in front of the other leaders because he thought doing so would be disrespectful to Putin.
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- 1Trump: Calling Putin With European Leaders 'Disrespectful'↗
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President Donald Trump revealed the reason for not calling Vladimir Putin with other European leaders present, telling Fox & Friends host he thought that to be “disrespectful” to his Russian counterpart.
- 1Trump: Calling Putin With European Leaders 'Disrespectful'↗