White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt concisely dismissed a reporter on Wednesday when she was asked if the president supports the right to peaceful protest.
The moment came during a press briefing at the White House on Wednesday. Asked to clarify what kind of protest President Donald Trump “would find acceptable,” Leavitt drew the line at violence.
“The president absolutely supports peaceful protests. He supports the First Amendment. He supports the right of Americans to make their voices heard,” said Leavitt.
“He does not support violence of any kind. He does not support assaulting law enforcement officers who are simply trying to do their job. It&#8217;s very clear for the president what he supports and what he does not,” she continued. “Unfortunately for Democrats, that line has not been made clear, and they&#8217;ve allowed this unrest and this violence to continue, and the president has had to step in.”
Asked if the president would support peaceful protesting during the military parade scheduled for Saturday, Leavitt dismissed the question.
“Of course, the president supports peaceful protests. What a stupid question,” she said before moving on to the next reporter.
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Q: So if there were peaceful protests on Saturday for the military parade the president would allow that?
.<a href="https://twitter.com/PressSec?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@PressSec</a> Karoline Leavitt: &quot;Of course the president supports peaceful protests. What a stupid question.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/QzjOIVoUlJ">pic.twitter.com/QzjOIVoUlJ</a>
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On Tuesday, Trump said in remarks from the Oval Office that protesters during the parade to honor the United States’ 250th birthday would be met with “great force.” He made the threat after detailing the violence and riots that have broken out in Los Angeles in recent days, and praising military personnel and law enforcement that have stepped up to restore law and order to the area.
“For those people that want to protest, they’re going to be met with very big force,” <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/10/us/politics/trump-military-parade-protests.html">said</a> Trump. “And I haven’t even heard about a protest, but you know, this is people that hate our country, but they will be met with very heavy force.”
The president also <a href="https://x.com/GuntherEagleman/status/1932476296329658709">said</a> that money is behind some of the violence going on in Los Angeles. Trump said that some of the demonstrators “are paid insurrectionists. These are paid troublemakers.”

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‘What A Stupid Question’: Leavitt Clobbers Reporter Asking If Prez Supports Peaceful Protests

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White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt issued a stark warning to any potential protesters who had a mind to engage in the same sort of violence and vandalism that has been seen in Los Angeles over the last several days, saying from the press room podium: &#8220;You will not succeed.&#8221;
Leavitt&#8217;s warning comes after five days of violent protests and riots in Los Angeles, sparked by protesters who were attempting to prevent U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents from doing their jobs and arresting criminal illegal aliens. The anti-ICE rioters have damaged property and attacked both local law enforcement officers and federal agents, prompting President Donald Trump to mobilize a number of California National Guard troops and U.S. Marines to get the situation under control.
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.<a href="https://twitter.com/PressSec?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@PressSec</a>: &#8220;Let this be an unequivocal message to left-wing radicals in other parts of the country who are thinking about copycatting the violence in an effort to stop this administration&#8217;s mass deportation efforts: you will NOT succeed.&#8221; <a href="https://t.co/bi7mzg4iR1">pic.twitter.com/bi7mzg4iR1</a>
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As the weekend approaches with protests already popping up in other cities across the United States, Leavitt warned would-be protesters that it would be in their best interest not to make the same mistakes that some in California had in interfering with the work of federal agents who were enforcing the law.
&#8220;Let this be an unequivocal message to left-wing radicals in other parts of the country who are thinking about copycatting the violence in an effort to stop this administration&#8217;s mass deportation efforts: you will NOT succeed,&#8221; she said. &#8220;Any lawlessness will only strengthen this president&#8217;s resolve to defend the majority of Americans who want to live their lives peacefully, free from the fear of violent criminal illegal aliens.&#8221;
&#8220;As President Trump said, &#8216;Order will be maintained, and illegal aliens will be expelled from our country,'&#8221; she concluded.

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Press Sec Warns Anyone Planning To Copy L.A.’s Violence And Chaos: ‘You Will Not Succeed’

Press Sec Warns Anyone Planning To Copy L.A.'s Violence And Chaos: 'You Will Not Succeed'

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The White House roundly rejected a Wednesday morning report from The Washington Post claiming that President Donald Trump&#8217;s administration was planning to send a number of illegal aliens to the infamous prison at Guantánamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba.
Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt referred to the <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/06/10/trump-guantanamo-deportations/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">report</a> — which cited unnamed &#8220;U.S. officials familiar with the matter&#8221; — as &#8220;Fake News,&#8221; and declared that it was &#8220;not happening.&#8221;
&#8220;This story is Fake News. Not happening,&#8221; she said.
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This story is Fake News. Not happening. <a href="https://t.co/cxzPLkql0S">https://t.co/cxzPLkql0S</a>
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According to The Washington Post&#8217;s report, the White House is &#8220;preparing to send thousands of foreigners to the infamous detention facility, including people from Britain, France and Italy, with no intent to notify their home governments.&#8221;
Citing anonymous officials — and claiming those officials provided the outlet with documents — the report said that those who could potentially be sent to Guantanamo Bay included a number from Haiti but also included &#8220;hundreds from friendly European nations, including Britain, Italy, France, Germany, Ireland, Belgium, the Netherlands, Lithuania, Poland, Turkey and Ukraine.&#8221;
The Post claimed that the officials had insisted on remaining anonymous &#8220;because the matter is considered highly sensitive.&#8221;
Some of the alleged plans outlined by The Post included preparations for medical screenings for up to 9,000 people – and the piece was careful to hedge by noting that the plans were &#8220;subject to change.&#8221; The Post attributed the push to move illegals to Guantanamo Bay to &#8220;immigration hard-liners&#8221; within the Trump administration who were pressuring Trump to ramp up deportations.
Leavitt was not the only one to call out The Post&#8217;s assertions. Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell added, &#8220;This is [100%] Fake News.&#8221;
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This is 💯 Fake News. <a href="https://t.co/3sRNfCH0GD">https://t.co/3sRNfCH0GD</a>
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But others, like Marc Thiessen, who served as a speechwriter for President George W. Bush, noted that the practice was not exactly unprecedented. &#8220;The Clinton administration housed migrants at Gitmo long before the war on terror,&#8221; he said.
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The Clinton administration housed migrants at Gitmo long before the war on terror. <a href="https://t.co/UpNfTK49BJ">https://t.co/UpNfTK49BJ</a>
— Marc Thiessen 🇺🇸❤️🇺🇦🇹🇼🇮🇱 (@marcthiessen) <a href="https://twitter.com/marcthiessen/status/1932565230330261888?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 10, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Terry Moran, formerly of ABC News, is out at the network following a “clear violation” of the newsroom’s policies in which he targeted White House aide Stephen Miller in a scornful social media post.
Moran worked as ABC News’ senior national correspondent until Sunday when the network suspended the prominent journalist over an X post in which he called Miller a “world-class hater.” The network said in a statement on Tuesday that its contract with Moran’s is up, and it has decided not to renew.
“We are at the end of our agreement with Terry Moran and based on his recent post – which was a clear violation of ABC News policies – we have made the decision to not renew,” an ABC spokesman said. “At ABC News, we hold all of our reporters to the highest standards of objectivity, fairness and professionalism, and we remain committed to delivering straightforward, trusted journalism.”
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&quot;At ABC News, we hold all of our reporters to the highest standards of objectivity, fairness and professionalism, and we remain committed to delivering straightforward, trusted journalism,&quot; the ABC spokesperson adds.
&mdash; Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) <a href="https://twitter.com/brianstelter/status/1932543522244374662?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 10, 2025</a></blockquote>
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In an early Sunday morning post, Moran <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/abc-suspends-reporter-over-late-night-screed-against-stephen-miller-and-trump">suggested</a> that Miller, who serves as deputy chief of staff at the White House, is full of “bile.”
“Miller is a man who is richly endowed with the capacity for hatred. He’s a world-class hater,” Moran said.
The post earned sharp rebukes from the administration.
“An ABC journalist [Terry Moran] posted this absolutely vile smear of Stephen Miller. It’s dripping with hatred. Remember that every time you watch ABC’s coverage of the Trump administration,” said Vice President JD Vance.
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White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said the White House reached out to ABC News about potential punishment for Moran over his comments.
“Last night, in a since deleted post, so-called ‘journalist’ [Terry Moran] went on a rampage against Stephen Miller and called President Trump ‘a world class hater.’ This is unhinged and unacceptable. We have reached out to [ABC] to inquire about how they plan to hold Terry accountable,” said Leavitt.
Miller himself responded: “The most important fact about Terry’s full public meltdown is what it shows about the corporate press in America. For decades, the privileged anchors and reporters narrating and gatekeeping our society have been radicals adopting a journalist’s pose. Terry pulled off his mask.”
ABC News told The Daily Wire in a statement on Sunday that the network “does not condone subjective personal attacks on others.”
“The post does not reflect the views of ABC News and violated our standards – as a result, Terry Moran has been suspended pending further evaluation,” a network spokesman said.

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ABC News Reporter Axed After ‘Hater’ Post Against Top Trump Admin Official

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ABC News Senior National Correspondent Terry Moran has been suspended as he faced intense backlash for lashing out at White House aide Stephen Miller and President Donald Trump in a late-night social media diatribe.
In a now-deleted <a href="https://x.com/terrymoran/status/1931563521512272365" target="_blank" rel="noopener">post</a> on X, Moran described Miller as a &#8220;world-class hater&#8221; who &#8220;eats his hate&#8221; for &#8220;spiritual nourishment.&#8221; He also Trump a &#8220;world-class hater&#8221; just months after being <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-chides-host-during-first-100-days-interview-abc-is-one-of-the-worst" target="_blank" rel="noopener">chided</a> by the president during a combative interview in the Oval Office.
&#8220;ABC News stands for objectivity and impartiality in its news coverage and does not condone subjective personal attacks on others,&#8221; an ABC News spokesperson told The Daily Wire. &#8220;The post does not reflect the views of ABC News and violated our standards — as a result, Terry Moran has been suspended pending further evaluation.&#8221;
In the hours that preceded the statement, Trump administration officials and others slammed Moran and demanded accountability.
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An ABC journalist <a href="https://twitter.com/TerryMoran?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TerryMoran</a> posted this absolutely vile smear of Stephen Miller. It’s dripping with hatred. Remember that every time you watch ABC’s coverage of the Trump administration.
As it happens, I know Stephen quite well. And he’s motivated by love of country. He’s… <a href="https://t.co/hX93zKTWjy">pic.twitter.com/hX93zKTWjy</a>
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&#8220;An ABC journalist [Terry Moran] posted this absolutely vile smear of Stephen Miller. It’s dripping with hatred. Remember that every time you watch ABC’s coverage of the Trump administration,&#8221; <a href="https://x.com/JDVance/status/1931694721354645752" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> Vice President JD Vance.
&#8220;As it happens, I know Stephen quite well. And he’s motivated by love of country. He’s motivated by a fear that people like Terry Moran make rules that normal Americans have to follow, but well connected people don’t. It’s why he fought so hard to get President Trump elected and why he works to hard to implement the agenda. ABC should apologize to Stephen. What Terry posted is disgraceful,&#8221; Vance added.
&#8220;Last night, in a since deleted post, so-called so-called &#8216;journalist&#8217; [Terry Moran] went on a rampage against Stephen Miller and called President Trump &#8216;a world class hater.&#8217; This is unhinged and unacceptable. We have reached out to [ABC] to inquire about how they plan to hold Terry accountable,&#8221; <a href="https://x.com/PressSec/status/1931687759447556395" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt.
&#8220;This is why Americans don’t trust the Legacy Media,&#8221; <a href="https://x.com/KatieMiller/status/1931687830264164421" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> Katie Miller, who is Stephen Miller&#8217;s wife. &#8220;When masks are down you see the radical left-wing bias at [ABC]. These are the people feeding propaganda across the airwaves under the guise of righteousness. [Terry Moran] should be fired from the network immediately.&#8221;
Stephen Miller himself <a href="https://x.com/StephenM/status/1931708417715863647" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>: &#8220;The most important fact about Terry’s full public meltdown is what it shows about the corporate press in America. For decades, the privileged anchors and reporters narrating and gatekeeping our society have been radicals adopting a journalist’s pose. Terry pulled off his mask.&#8221;

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WASHINGTON—As Elon Musk unleashed criticism on President Donald Trump on social media, accusing the president of shielding the Jeffrey Epstein files to protect himself, White House officials suggested that Musk was merely upset about the fallout from the reconciliation bill.
Musk and Trump&#8217;s feud escalated throughout the day on Thursday, reaching a fever pitch when Musk <a href="https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1930703865801810022">posted</a> on X: &#8220;Time to drop the really big bomb: @realDonaldTrump is in the Epstein files. That is the real reason they have not been made public.&#8221;
&#8220;Have a nice day, DJT!” Musk <a href="https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1930703865801810022" target="_blank" rel="noopener">added,</a> saying in a follow-up post: “Mark this post for the future. The truth will come out.”
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt characterized Musk&#8217;s statements as the billionaire&#8217;s reaction to not getting what he wanted in the reconciliation bill.
“This is an unfortunate episode from Elon,&#8221; Leavitt said in a statement to The Daily Wire, &#8220;who is unhappy with the One Big Beautiful Bill because it does not include the policies he wanted.&#8221;
&#8220;The President is focused on passing this historic piece of legislation and making our country great again,&#8221; Leavitt added.
A White House source familiar with the day&#8217;s events pointed out that the Trump administration has already released the Epstein files that included the president&#8217;s name.
&#8220;This is not a new surprise Elon is uncovering,&#8221; the source shared. &#8220;Everyone already knew this.&#8221;
The White House source also questioned why he would work so closely with the president and say he &#8220;loves him as much as a straight man can love a straight man&#8221; if Musk really thought Trump had deeper ties to Epstein.
The president, who is <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/donald-trump-and-jeffrey-epstein-partied-together-then-an-oceanfront-palm-beach-mansion-came-between-them/2019/07/31/79f1d98c-aca0-11e9-a0c9-6d2d7818f3da_story.html">known to have banned Epstein from</a> his Mar-a-Lago resort, has denied any involvement with the late sex offender&#8217;s criminal acts. Some Epstein materials that have been made public mention social links between Trump and Epstein but show no evidence implicating the president in his wrongdoing.
Epstein died at the age of 66 in his New York City jail cell in August 2019 after being arrested on sex trafficking charges involving young girls and pleading not guilty. Despite high-profile theories that Epstein did not commit suicide, top officials in Trump’s FBI insist Epstein killed himself, and recently <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/clear-as-day-bongino-says-fbi-will-release-convincing-video-on-epsteins-death" target="_blank" rel="noopener">teased</a> the release of video proving this as fact.
Epstein&#8217;s cohort, Ghislaine Maxwell, is serving a 20-year prison sentence after she was found guilty of conspiring with Epstein to traffic and sexually abuse underage girls. She has since appealed the conviction.
Daniel Chaitin contributed to this report.

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Job growth for the month of May again beat expectations as 139,000 jobs were added to the American economy, and the unemployment rate remained steady, according to the latest report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. 
The <a href="https://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.nr0.htm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">report</a>, released Friday, found that the private sector continued to add jobs while government employment declined. The unemployment rate did not change from April, remaining at 4.2%.
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt celebrated the news, saying it reflected President Donald Trump’s successful economic policies. 
“President Trump’s America First Economic Agenda has created a BOOMING economy — jobs are up, unemployment is down, wages are increasing, and inflation is dead,” she <a href="https://x.com/PressSec/status/1930980549906063803">said</a> on social media. “More than 139,000 good jobs were added to the private sector in May, all accounted for by American-born workers. Americans should continue to Trust in President Trump, who continues to beat expectations.”
The 139,000 job growth was more than the 125,000 that had been projected by the Dow Jones estimate. Last month, job growth also <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/solid-april-jobs-report-shows-govt-employment-drops-as-private-sector-growth-beats-expectations" target="_blank" rel="noopener">exceeded expectations</a>, although the increase was revised down by 30,000 jobs in the latest report. 
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Industries that saw the most growth were health care (62,000), leisure and hospitality (48,000), and social assistance (16,000). Federal government employment declined by 22,000. 
The Bureau of Labor Statistics added that there was little change in mining, oil and gas extraction, construction, manufacturing, wholesale trade, retail trade, transportation and warehousing, and the financial activities industries from the previous month. 
At the same time, average hourly pay increased 15 cents to $36.24 last month. 
“The small business economy is growing and the private economy is growing. This is exactly what Donald Trump wanted to do for reversing everything that Biden had done,” <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/articles/2025/06/trump-effect-higher-pay-for-american-workers/">said </a>Job Creators Network CEO Alfredo Ortiz in response to the report. “It’s so good to see that we’re actually creating private economy jobs again.”
The stock markets rose after the job report was released, with the S&amp;P 500, Nasdaq Composite, and Dow Jones Industrial Average rising by more than one percent.
&#8220;GREAT JOB NUMBERS, STOCK MARKET UP BIG! AT THE SAME TIME, BILLIONS POURING IN FROM TARIFFS!!!&#8221; Trump <a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/114636826069773755">posted</a> on Truth Social Friday morning.
In a series of other posts, Trump lauded the economy and urged the Federal Reserve to take action to cut interest rates.
&#8220;AMERICA IS HOT! SIX MONTHS AGO IT WAS COLD AS ICE! BORDER IS CLOSED, PRICES ARE DOWN. WAGES ARE UP!&#8221; Trump <a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/114636535351943737">wrote</a>.
In another post, he said that the Fed&#8217;s decision not to cut rates was costing the United States &#8220;a fortune.&#8221;
&#8220;If &#8216;Too Late&#8217; at the Fed would CUT, we would greatly reduce interest rates, long and short, on debt that is coming due. Biden went mostly short term,&#8221; Trump added in another <a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/114636734825372318">post</a>. &#8220;There is virtually no inflation (anymore), but if it should come back, RAISE &#8216;RATE&#8217; TO COUNTER. Very Simple!!! He is costing our Country a fortune. Borrowing costs should be MUCH LOWER!!!&#8221;

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The United States has notified trading partners of a Wednesday deadline to submit proposals for new deals to avoid heightened tariffs, Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt has confirmed.
The Office of the United States Trade Representative “sent this letter to all of our trading partners just to give them a friendly reminder that the deadline is coming up,” Leavitt said at a White House press briefing on Tuesday.
Leavitt added that President Donald Trump’s trade team – led by Trade Ambassador Jamieson Greer, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick – is “in talks with many of our key trading partners around the globe.”
“This letter was simply to remind these countries that the deadline is approaching, and the president expects good deals. And we are on track for that, I will emphasize,” the press secretary added.
Leavitt’s comments confirm an earlier <a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/us-pushes-countries-best-offers-by-wednesday-tariff-deadline-looms-2025-06-02/">Reuters</a> report that the U.S. Trade Representative sent letters to trading partners warning of the upcoming deadline.
On April 2, Trump announced “Liberation Day” and rolled out substantial tariff hikes on dozens of countries while complaining about the United States’ trade deficit and unfair trade practices used against the United States. The president paused the tariffs for 90 days on April 9 until July 8 to give affected nations a chance to negotiate for new trade agreements.
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Leavitt said that trade agreements will be negotiated and finalized on a case-by-case basis based on the unique circumstances of each trading partner. Each deal could contain various exemptions and reprieves, such as <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/2025/05/fact-sheet-u-s-uk-reach-historic-trade-deal/">lowering</a> the tariff on the first 100,000 cars imported from the United Kingdom to 10% from 25%.
“Each country has unique advantages, unique challenges based on their markets and what they export to us and what we export to them,” said Leavitt. “That’s why the president smartly advised his trade team to engage in tailor-made dealmaking. We saw that with the United Kingdom and we will see that with other countries, as well.”
Last month, the United States and United Kingdom announced the outline of a trade deal and hailed it as the first trade deal since Trump’s “Liberation Day” announcement.
Trump’s tariff regime is under review in the courts. The New York-based Court of International Trade ruled last month that Trump’s sweeping “Liberation Day” tariffs were outside the bounds of the president&#8217;s authority. An appeals court temporarily <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/appeals-court-puts-trumps-sweeping-liberation-day-tariffs-back-in-place">reinstated</a> Trump’s tariffs the next day while a series of legal challenges continued to wind through the court system.
Trump&#8217;s tariff announcements have caused chaos in markets, with stock prices swinging wildly on news of tariffs, tariff pauses, trade deals, and other related issues.
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White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Tuesday that there are &#8220;no plans&#8221; for a &#8220;Pride Month&#8221; proclamation.
Asked about any potential presidential proclamations coming down the pipeline during what many on the Left celebrate as &#8220;Pride Month,&#8221; Leavitt said during a White House press briefing that the administration had no such plans, adding that President Donald Trump &#8220;is proud to be a president for all Americans regardless of race, religion, or creed.&#8221;
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&#8220;There are no plans for a proclamation for the month of June,&#8221; says <a href="https://twitter.com/PressSec?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@PressSec</a> — because President Trump is &#8220;proud to be a President for ALL AMERICANS.&#8221; 🇺🇸 <a href="https://t.co/WjgcWFGjXj">pic.twitter.com/WjgcWFGjXj</a>
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Leavitt made the comments after the Education Department declared June to be &#8220;Title IX Month,&#8221; recognizing the 53rd anniversary of the legislation that protects Americans from sex-based discrimination in education, The Daily Wire <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/exclusive-education-department-celebrates-title-ix-month-ditches-pride-month?author=Mary+Margaret+Olohan&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=3&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=EXCLUSIVE%3A+Education+Department+Celebrates+%E2%80%98Title+IX+Month%2C%E2%80%99+Ditches+Pride+Month">reported</a> on Monday.
The Trump White House is doing a complete 180 from the Biden administration&#8217;s focus on LGBT issues. While Trump celebrated &#8220;Pride Month&#8221; with a tweet in 2019, he <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/president-trump-misses-pride-month-third-time-n1222441">never issued</a> a presidential proclamation for the LGBT festivities.
President Joe Biden, meanwhile, took the &#8220;Pride Month&#8221; celebration to a new level, releasing <a href="https://bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2024/05/31/a-proclamation-on-lesbian-gay-bisexual-transgender-queer-and-intersex-pride-month-2024/">proclamations</a> each year he was in office and hosting LGBT activists and social media personalities at the White House.
During a &#8220;Pride Month&#8221; party on the White House lawn in 2023, a transgender activist named Rose Montoya, a man who identifies as a woman, met with Biden at the party before <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-faces-backlash-after-trans-activist-goes-topless-at-white-house-pride-event-a-disgrace-to-our-country">appearing topless</a> on video with his hands covering his breast implants. The Biden administration later <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trans-activist-who-went-topless-at-wh-event-apologizes-calls-people-who-spoke-out-vile">called</a> the act &#8220;inappropriate and disrespectful,&#8221; and Montoya apologized.
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Throughout his presidency, Biden pushed radical policies on LGBT issues, especially regarding children. In 2022, Biden <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-directs-hhs-to-expand-access-to-transgender-care-including-for-children">signed</a> an executive order to expand adults&#8217; and children&#8217;s access to radical gender procedures while condemning Republican-led states for clamping down on those same procedures on minors. In 2024, just a few months before the election, and as public opinion on the issue shifted, the Biden administration came out in <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/28/health/transgender-surgery-biden.html">opposition</a> to gender surgeries on children.
In his first four months in office, Trump has taken a sledgehammer to the most radical parts of the LGBT movement, <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/protecting-children-from-chemical-and-surgical-mutilation/">pushing</a> to protect children from life-altering gender procedures and prevent men from competing in women&#8217;s sports.
&#8220;The erasure of sex in language and policy has a corrosive impact not just on women but on the validity of the entire American system. Basing Federal policy on truth is critical to scientific inquiry, public safety, morale, and trust in government itself,&#8221; the White House wrote in Trump&#8217;s order, titled &#8220;Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government.&#8221;

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White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt lit up The Washington Post during Tuesday&#8217;s briefing, shining a spotlight on what she called &#8220;one of the most ridiculous headlines ever&#8221; on the topic of drug seizures at the U.S.-Mexico border.
The article she highlighted was headlined, &#8220;The mysterious drop in fentanyl seizures on the U.S.-Mexico border,&#8221; and it purported to outline the &#8220;complex&#8221; reasons behind the fact that fentanyl seizures had plummeted in recent weeks. Leavitt argued that the reasons were neither complex nor mysterious, saying, as President Donald Trump has, that it could all be chalked up as the obvious result of the American people electing a different president.
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.<a href="https://twitter.com/PressSec?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@PressSec</a> slams the Fake News Washington Post: &#8220;There is no mystery about why there is a decrease of fentanyl coming into the United States. This Administration&#8217;s strong border policies are the reason!&#8221; <a href="https://t.co/RJlWO7EyWp">pic.twitter.com/RJlWO7EyWp</a>
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&#8220;The Washington Post just ran one of the most ridiculous headlines ever — even by their standards,&#8221; Leavitt began. &#8220;And on my very first briefing, several months ago, I said I would hold anyone accountable in this room. The Washington Post actually had this headline: &#8216;The mysterious drop in fentanyl seizures on the U.S.-Mexico border.'&#8221;
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&#8220;How is this mysterious?&#8221; Leavitt asked. &#8220;There is no mystery about why there is a decrease in fentanyl coming into the United States. This administration&#8217;s strong border policies are the reason there has been a decrease in fentanyl trafficking. [Trump&#8217;s] strengthened relationship with Mexican President Sheinbaum and all of the measures he has been taking to deter illegal human and drug trafficking at our United States southern border is the reason for plummeting fentanyl seizures at the U.S. border. There is nothing mysterious about that, and we&#8217;d like to see The Washington Post update their headline accordingly.&#8221;
Leavitt went on to say that the White House had provided WaPo with a lengthy list of the Trump administration policies that had brought about the drop in fentanyl seizures at the border, but that the outlet had refused to include them.
&#8220;This [is] clearly trying to intentionally manipulate the minds of the – Americans — and I think the American people understand why there&#8217;s been a fentanyl drop,&#8221; Leavitt said. &#8220;That&#8217;s despicable.&#8221;

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WASHINGTON—A nationally recognized crime analyst says 2025 may see the lowest murder rate ever recorded, and the White House is touting the news as evidence of President Donald Trump&#8217;s tough-on-crime policies.
“Since President Trump took office, murder rates have plummeted across the entire United States,&#8221; White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a statement Tuesday morning.
&#8220;American families were promised their communities would be safer and President Trump swiftly delivered by vocally being tough on crime, unequivocally backing law enforcement, and standing firm on violent criminals being held to the fullest extent of the law,&#8221; she added.
Her remarks come after analyst Jeff Asher, <a href="https://www.ahdatalytics.com/about-us/">co-founder</a> of AH Datalytics, <a href="https://jasher.substack.com/p/how-2025-could-feature-the-lowest">found more than</a> a 20% decrease in murders from 2024, including murders down 31.6% in Baltimore, 34.5% in St. Louis, 36.8% in Cleveland, 63% in Denver, 30.6% in New Orleans, 26.8% in New York, and 23.7% in Chicago.
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Asher hedges that the trend could &#8220;regress back towards a more normal rate of decline,&#8221; but he still argues that &#8220;it’s fairly clear that a decline in the direction we’re currently seeing would safely give 2025 the title of lowest US murder rate ever recorded.&#8221;
Rafael Mangual, a Manhattan Institute fellow and member of the Council on Criminal Justice, told The Daily Wire that there are a number of factors behind the drop in homicides, including &#8220;depopulation in urban America, more police activity across the country, an increase in the incarceration rate over the last couple of years, as well as the fact that, the homicide spikes and shooting spikes took a lot of would-be shooters off the street permanently.&#8221; 
Homicide rates in the United States rose in 2020, peaked in 2021, and have steadily fallen since.
Trump has made fighting crime a major goal of his second term, particularly in Washington, D.C. Violent crime rose 33% in the nation&#8217;s capital in 2023, making it Washington&#8217;s <a href="https://thespectator.com/topic/donald-trump-move-fast-break-things-tactic-washington-dc-safer/">deadliest year</a> in two decades. Violent crime <a href="https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/violent-crime-dc-hits-30-year-low">dropped</a> 35% between 2023 and 2024, likely the result of the appointed U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia deciding to ramp up prosecutions towards the end of his term.
On the campaign trail, Trump said he would &#8220;take over our horribly run” capital, a promise he delivered on in March, when he signed an <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/03/making-the-district-of-columbia-safe-and-beautiful/">executive order</a> creating the “D.C. Safe and Beautiful Task Force.&#8221; The task force is directed to combat crime and restore public order by clearing homeless encampments and cracking down on lower-level offenses like turnstile jumping and public urination.
But Trump&#8217;s efforts to restore public order have gone beyond Washington, as well. His administration&#8217;s crackdown on illegal crossings at the southern border has led to the largest <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/feds-make-largest-fentanyl-bust-in-history-arrest-illegal-alien-with-ties-to-deadly-cartel?author=Spencer+Lindquist+and+Mary+Margaret+Olohan&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=undefined&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Feds+Make+Largest+Fentanyl+Bust+In+History%2C+Arrest+Illegal+Alien+With+Ties+To+Deadly+Cartel">fentanyl bust</a> in history, and his Treasury Department has <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trumps-treasury-dept-launches-sanctions-targeting-sinaloa-cartel?author=Spencer+Lindquist&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=undefined&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Trump%E2%80%99s+Treasury+Dept+Launches+Sanctions+Targeting+Sinaloa+Cartel">issued sanctions</a> against the notorious Sinaloa Cartel in an effort to disrupt their operations.
Late last month, The Washington Post reported on &#8220;The mysterious drop in fentanyl seizures on the U.S.-Mexico border,&#8221; quickly drawing criticism from Republicans. On X, Texas Rep. Troy Nehls wrote that there was &#8220;nothing &#8216;mysterious&#8217; about the drop in fentanyl seizures at the southern border,&#8221; noting that &#8220;President Trump’s America First border security policies are working.&#8221;
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There’s nothing “mysterious” about the drop in fentanyl seizures at the southern border.
President Trump’s America First border security policies are working. <a href="https://t.co/w8jkLfqQli">pic.twitter.com/w8jkLfqQli</a>
— Congressman Troy E. Nehls (@RepTroyNehls) <a href="https://twitter.com/RepTroyNehls/status/1929707387596034132?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 3, 2025</a></blockquote>
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The Department of Homeland Security also weighed in on X, saying, &#8220;It’s no mystery. On day one, @POTUS Trump closed our borders to drug traffickers. From March 2024 to March 2025 fentanyl traffic at the southern border fell by 54%.&#8221;
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It’s no mystery. On day one, <a href="https://twitter.com/POTUS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@POTUS</a> Trump closed our borders to drug traffickers. From March 2024 to March 2025 fentanyl traffic at the southern border fell by 54%.
The world has heard the message loud and clear. <a href="https://t.co/7RJVY8ISwS">pic.twitter.com/7RJVY8ISwS</a>
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Fentanyl killed over <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/nchs_press_releases/2025/20250514.htm">48,000 Americans</a> in 2024, according to the CDC.

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Jill Biden should testify to what she knew about her husband’s mental and physical health and when she knew it, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said.
Leavitt ripped into the former first lady during a press briefing on Thursday after she fielded a question about Congressional Republicans considering subpoenas for former President Joe Biden’s inner circle. The White House press secretary said Jill Biden should “certainly” speak openly about her husband’s infirmities.
“I think, frankly, the former first lady should certainly speak up about what she saw in regards to her husband and when she saw it and what she knew,” said Leavitt, adding, “because I think anybody looking again at the videos and photo evidence of Joe Biden with your own eyes and a little bit of common sense can see this was a clear cover-up. Jill Biden was certainly complicit in that cover-up.”
“There&#8217;s documentation, video evidence of her clearly shielding her husband away from the cameras. They were just on ‘The View’ last week. She was saying everything is fine,” Leavitt continued. “She&#8217;s still lying to the American people. She still thinks the American public are so stupid that they&#8217;re going to believe her lies, and, frankly, it&#8217;s insulting and she needs to answer for it.”
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&#8220;She still thinks the American public are so stupid that they will believe her lies, and frankly, it is insulting, and she needs to answer for it.&#8221; <a href="https://t.co/2zumqDvBLw">pic.twitter.com/2zumqDvBLw</a>
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Republican Rep. James Comer (KY), who chairs the House Oversight Committee, suggested on Wednesday night that both Bidens and former Chief of Staff Ron Klain could receive subpoenas to testify on the former president’s use of an autopen to sign official documents.
“Wherever the trail leads is where we’re going to bring them in. And look, I would love to ask Joe Biden a lot of questions, but right now, we’re starting with the staffers who are operating the autopen,” <a href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/house/3425161/james-comer-teases-joe-jill-biden-subpoena-autopen/">said</a> Comer on Fox News’ &#8220;Hannity.&#8221;
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“Obviously, we believe that some of the names, like the chief of staff and perhaps the first lady, were involved in a lot of the decision-making. If that’s where the trail leads, then we’ll bring them in as well,” he added.
Biden’s diagnosis of prostate cancer earlier this month has added to the debate around his health and whether he was fit to sit as President of the United States. It has also <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/why-a-top-cancer-doctor-says-bidens-diagnosis-story-doesnt-add-up">added</a> to the questions around who knew what about the former president’s health, and how widespread the cover-up was to keep the severity of Biden’s frail state hidden from the American people.
A new House resolution would <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/gop-proposal-panel-biden-health-cover-up">create</a> a committee to probe the questions and cover-up around the former president’s health.

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