The prolific outpouring of preposterous pronouncements that emanate from Donald Trump's White House create a daily flash flood of foolishness and farce. His Press/Propaganda Secretary, Karoline Leavitt, has effortlessly surpassed the record breaking threshold of lies achieved by her Republican predecessors.
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In addition to disseminating the daily dishonesty decreed by the Trump regime, Leavitt has purposefully turned the White House Press Room into an assembly of Trump-fluffing fringe figures from the InterTubes, who view their role as one of MAGA advocacy, as opposed to anything resembling journalism.
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On Friday Leavitt unleashed what may be the the most laughably fantastical comment of her brief tenure as Trump's Politburo Chief. She was asked about Trump's upcoming junket to the Middle East, and whether he would meet with anyone connected to his business interests there (video below). It was an appropriate question considering that his sons just announced a new luxury hotel project in Dubai. In response, an obviously annoyed Leavitt complained that...
"I think it's frankly ridiculous that anyone in this room would even suggest that President Trump is doing anything for his own benefit. He left a life of luxury and a life of running a very successful real estate empire for public service. Not just once, but twice. And the American public reelected him back to this White House because they believe he acts in the best interest of our country and putting the American public first."
First of all, what Trump left may have been a luxurious lifestyle, but it was also a struggling real estate enterprise that was so over-leveraged that he had to work as TV game show host to stay afloat financially. What's more, he didn't leave for public service. He left to further enrich himself, to satiate his massive ego by reigning over America as a dictator, and to avoid going to prison for the multitude of felonies he was convicted of, with many more on the docket.
What is "ridiculous" is the notion that anyone would buy into Trump's facade of selflessness and sacrifice. Contrary to Leavitt's warbling, everything Trump does is "for his own benefit." If he was the least bit concerned about "the best interest of our country," he wouldn't have imposed his inflationary and recessionary Trump Taxes (aka tariffs) on America's international trading partners; he wouldn't be dismantling critical government agencies and cutting services such as Medicare and Medicaid; he wouldn't be aligning himself with authoritarian tyrants and alienating American allies. But Leavitt wasn't finished. She continued...
"This is the president that has actually lost money for being president of the United States. I don't remember these same types of question being asked of my predecessor about a career politician who was clearly profiting off of his office. That is not what president Trump does. And this White House holds ourselves to the highest ethical standards."
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Leavitt: "I think it's frankly ridiculous that anyone in this room would even suggest that President Trump is doing anything for his own benefit. He left a life of luxury and a life of running a very successful real estate empire for public service."
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 2025-05-09T17:30:17.497Z
There is a kernel of truth in what Leavitt says here. Trump's real estate ventures have suffered because people have been so repulsed by him that they have chosen to avoid patronizing his businesses. However, the larger truth is that Trump has exploited his presidency to earn billions of dollars in blatantly corrupt scams, such as his meme coin that is nothing more than a drop box for foreign nations and criminals to deposit what amounts to bribes and/or extortion.
While untold thousands of Trump cult disciples have lost fortunes, Trump and his cronies have raked in multimillions in untraceable contributions to his personal charity. That applies also to his Media venture that includes his Twitter ripoff, Truth Social. A recent story about which reveals that "Large institutional investors have massively increased their holdings of Trump Media and Technology Group (TMTG) in recent months [raising] further questions about big business's desire to curry favor with Donald Trump."
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As for Leavitt's faulty memory, President Biden and his press team were relentlessly battered with inquiries about his finances, and particularly those of his family. Although, nothing ever came of it because, unlike Trump, there was never any shred of evidence of wrongdoing.
The consistently dishonest utterings of Leavitt reflect the mandate that she has been given by her notoriously dishonest, pathological lying boss. And that propensity for prevarication is woven throughout the Trump administration. When Leavitt speaks of holding to "the highest ethical standards," she is looking at it from the depths of a trench of deceitfulness where no sunlight can reach. After all, she began her job as Trump's mouthpiece by lying that "I commit to telling the truth from this podium every single day."
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