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Karoline Leavitt: “Our economy has lost billions and billions of dollars in…”

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

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Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt Briefs Members of the Media, Nov. 12, 2025

Published | Video Starts at 27:12

According to Airlines for America, an estimated 5.2 million travelers have had their flights disrupted over the course of the Democrat shutdown and Our economy has lost billions and billions of dollars in economic activity over the course of this shutdown. hurting consumer sentiment and crushing the travel and hospitality industries. According to a CBO estimate, the Democrat shutdown could end up decreasing fourth quarter economic growth by two whole percentage points. (27:12–27:19)

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Asserts that the economy lost billions in economic activity due to the shutdown.

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