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Karoline Leavitt: “It was former President Barack Hussein Obama who awarded a…”

Featuring: Karoline Leavitt, Republican | White House Press Secretary | National

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Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt Briefs Members of the Media, Jan. 26, 2026

Published | Video Starts at 18:21

In fact, this is a Washington Post headline from nine years ago, 2016, meet the man the White House has honored for deporting illegal immigrants. And I would remind everyone in this room that It was former President Barack Hussein Obama who awarded a medal to Mr. Homan. So he's obviously very qualified. He has the full trust and faith of the president. (18:21)

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