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Karoline Leavitt: “One fake news story over the weekend...from the New York…”

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

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Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt Briefs Members of the Media, Dec. 1, 2025

Published | Video Starts at 35:32

And I will point out one fake news story over the weekend before I let you all go from the New York Times that took about One fake news story over the weekend...from the New York Times...said that [President Trump] is doing less than he did in his first term or he might not be fit for the job. That is unequivocally false. And it's deeply unfortunate that this story was written by the same outlet and the same reporter who wrote this. Biden is doing 100% fine after tripping while boarding Air Force One. (35:32–35:52)

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