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.
It’s beating around the bush too much for me. I’m not reading politics for the fees fees or “slams”. I’m here because it’s a moral and ethical duty to stay informed. If I want to be entertainment I stop paying attention.
She is not an idiot. She knows exactly what she’s doing. Every time one of these fascist ghouls spouts dogshit, their lies and propaganda need to be explicitly highlighted with extreme candor, by everyone.
This isn’t “questioning her knowledge of economics”. It wouldn’t matter if she had an economics PHD on tariffs. She is spouting a state propaganda LIE that is identical to the lies of Russian state media. Her knowledge is irrelevant. She knows she’s lying. We know she’s lying. Nothing else matters. Her intentions are to lie and deceive. She is a fascist cuntrag, and when their dictatorship arrives at its logical conclusion, she should be tried and hung in the Hague like the rest of them.
She is aiding a fascist coup. Never forget that.
Oh, I haven’t. That’s why I’m here instead of Reddit.