Karoline Leavitt faced tough questions over Donald Trump‘s claims that the 2020 election was “rigged.” The White House press secretary reportedly declined to directly answer whether the president will accept the results.
Karoline Leavitt questioned about 2020 election
Karoline Leavitt gave her first press conference on Thursday since returning to work from her maternity leave. During the press brief, the White House press secretary faced relentless questioning about Donald Trump’s longtime claim that the 2020 presidential election was “rigged,” in which he lost to Joe Biden.
Multiple reporters pressed Leavitt, asking why the president is unable to let the matter go. CBS News’ Ed O’Keefe asked, “Will the president accept the results of November’s elections?” to which Leavitt refused to answer. Similarly, NBC correspondent Garrett Haake enquired, “The 2020 election has had dozens of recounts, lawsuits, audits, 2024 election widely believed to be safe and secure… why is the president unable to let this go?”
In response, Leavitt said, “I think part of the problem is that the media has refused to acknowledge that tens of millions of Americans across the country share the concerns of this president about the sanctity of our elections. And your premise of your question, you’re jumping ahead to a conclusion in this speech before even hearing it yourself.”
Referring to Trump‘s Thursday primetime speech, the White House official went on to tease a big announcement regarding the matter. She said, “I think that everyone should tune in tonight, including the people in this room, and you should report on the president’s speech and the findings that he is going to reveal in this speech, with a little bit of honesty and a little bit of integrity.”
Leavitt added, “Because it does — it will shock you, if you have an honest eye, listening to the president tonight. And everything he is saying will be backed by facts and by evidence that will be provided this evening.”
Originally reported by Namrata Ghosh on Mandatory.
