White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt clashed with an NBC News correspondent over whether a video displayed by Donald Trump in the Oval Office during a meeting with South Africa ’s president contained evidence of a “ genocide ” against white people is taking place in South Africa.

During the White House's Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day, press secretary Karoline Leavitt held a mock press briefing for the children of staffers and journalists.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt had an intriguing day at work, taking tough questions from a group of kids. It was “Take Our Sons and Daughters to Work Day,” and the kids had plenty of questions for the press secretary. “How many people has he fired?” one of the kids asked her.

Press secretary Karoline Leavitt held a second press briefing in the White House's James S. Brady briefing room on Tuesday as part of U.S. President Donald Trump's Take Our Sons and Daughters to Work

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt appeared to sidestep a question Wednesday on whether President Donald Trump was “satisfied” with the FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino’s explanation of the assassination attempts against him,

Karoline Leavitt lambasted a Boston judge who said the Trump administration "unquestionably" violated a court order.

In April and May 2025, claims that a judge slapped White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt spread online.  For example, a YouTube video (archived) that had 75,000 views as of this writing made the claim that the judge supposedly slapped Leavitt and then his "corrupt empire began to crumble": This claim was false.

But that recently changed due to his now-publicized connection to the White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt. As the youngest person to hold that role, the 27-year-old Leavitt is frequently referenced and photographed in the media,