Summary
AP reporter Josh Boak clashed with White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt over Trump’s tariff policy, which she called “a tax cut for the American people.”
Boak challenged her claim: “I’m sorry, have you ever paid a tariff? Because I have. They don’t get charged on foreign companies, they get charged on importers,” Boak said.
Leavitt accused him of questioning her economic knowledge and later regretted calling on AP.
The tense exchange highlights ongoing White House-AP tensions, as a federal judge prepares to hear AP’s legal challenge over press access on March 20.
I mean, she is blonde.
… What kind of boomer ass joke is that?
I think it’s funny not in the “dumb blonde” way, but the “Trump prefers blondes, so DEI hires will be young attractive blonde white women now” way.
At least they are not hiring kids for the same reason.
Relative to how old Trump is, it’s pretty close