Leavitt stands firm on exchange with ‘left-wing hack’ reporter

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White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt revealed her full response to a reporter who she accused of “constantly bombarding [her] phone with Democrat talking points.”

HuffPost reached out to the Trump administration over the weekend to inquire about who had picked Budapest as the location for the summit to host negotiations between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin over the war in Ukraine. Leavitt responded sarcastically to reporter S.V. Dáte, writing that “your mom” picked the location.

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