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Karoline Leavitt: “We did tap into the contingency fund. And then the judge…”

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 43:53

I mean, during this shutdown, didn't the. Administration have a responsibility to tap into any of those reserves to ensure that? Essentially we did. We did tap into it. We did tap into the contingency fund. And then the judge told us, no, you have to get more money from a children's nutrition fund. And we felt that was judicial overreach. You shouldn't tell the president which fund he has to rob because the Democrats are holding the country hostage by shutting down the federal government. (43:53–44:01)

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Asserts that the administration used a contingency fund and was directed by a judge to use a children's nutrition fund.

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