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80	2159	She could do the job. I think so. What
2159	5239	do you think, Caroline? I like it.
5239	12435	[music]
12445	17020	[music]
17030	22915	[music]
22925	28155	>> [music]
28165	34050	[music]
34060	38635	[music]
38645	39600	[music]
39600	41760	>> Is Caroline Levit replaceable?
41760	43520	>> No, she's not. I She really isn't. She's
43520	45200	standing right over there and she's done
45200	46640	a great job. But [snorts]
46640	47760	>> you have somebody in mind.
47760	49120	>> She likes her children more than she
49120	50800	likes Trump. I'm very concerned about
50800	52160	that. It's a lot to juggle, right? And
52160	53440	you said you support that. Going back,
53440	54719	is there somebody you have in mind that
54719	56800	you'd like to see up at the podium to
56800	57840	take over?
57840	60160	>> You. How about you? She could do the
60160	61920	job. I think so. What do you think,
61920	63760	Caroline? I like it. I've always [music]
63760	65199	liked you. That's why I'm doing this. I
65199	66880	don't do this that often. I get off. I
66880	68960	make a speech. Here I come off and we
68960	71119	see Alexis. You have done a great job.
71119	72479	>> I appreciate it. Thank you very much.
72479	73840	Anything else that I didn't ask you? You
73840	76635	wanted to make news in this interview?
76635	83830	[music]
83840	85759	>> [music]
85759	87360	>> In fact, I've talked to the presidential
87360	88799	personnel office who has told me
88799	91040	directly that there is such an influx of
91040	93040	resumes for this administration that
93040	94640	it's incredibly overwhelming. There is
94640	96159	no lack of talent for the Trump
96159	104791	administration. [music]
104801	106640	>> [music]
106640	108640	>> There's a massive shakeup at the White
108640	110159	House happening. White House press
110159	112640	secretary Caroline Levit has announced
112640	114399	that she's leaving to spend more time
114399	116320	with her family. She of course only
116320	118399	recently had her second child just a few
118399	120960	months ago. And she says that being a
120960	123119	mother and welcoming a new baby while
123119	125119	working in one of the most demanding
125119	127680	jobs in the world has been the most
127680	130319	rewarding yet challenging season of her
130319	132239	life. So, we'll unpack all of this in
132239	133920	just a moment, [music] including what
133920	135840	the president has had to say, who of
135840	138400	course will have to replace her and what
138400	139920	this means for the Republicans coming
139920	142000	into the midterms, but first of all, let
142000	144000	me just say [music] what a phenomenal
144000	146080	job Caroline Levit has done. A
146080	147760	28-year-old mom in one of the most
147760	150800	high-profile communications positions in
150800	153760	the world, always across the detail, an
153760	155440	amazing, fearless voice for the Trump
155440	157519	administration, and she was never afraid
157519	160319	to shut down questions from journalists
160319	162560	who were seriously Trump deranged. Just
162560	164400	have a look at this.
164400	165519	>> What question? So, if there were
165519	167519	peaceful protests on Saturday for the
167519	169280	military parade, President Trump would
169280	170000	allow that.
170000	171280	>> Of course, the president supports
171280	172640	peaceful protest. What a stupid
172640	174231	question, Raquel.
174231	174800	>> [laughter]
174800	177120	>> It really was. And here's Caroline Levit
177120	180000	calling out the most unfunny comedian,
180000	182159	Jimmy [music] Kimmel.
182159	184239	ABC's late night host Jimmy Kimmel
184239	186319	disgustingly called First Lady Melania
186319	189280	Trump an expectant widow. Who in their
189280	191519	right minds says a wife would be glowing
191519	193680	over the potential murder of her beloved
193680	195920	husband? And having experienced what I
195920	197440	did with the first lady on Saturday
197440	199200	night, I can tell you that she was
199200	201760	anything but that. This kind of rhetoric
201760	203599	about the president, the first lady, and
203599	205599	his supporters is completely deranged,
205599	207840	and it's unbelievable that the American
207840	210000	people are consuming it night after
210000	212640	night. As President Trump
212640	214560	said on Saturday night at this podium,
214560	216879	we as Americans must recommmit ourselves
216879	219040	to resolving our differences peacefully
219040	221120	and uniting around the shared values
221120	223599	that make our country great. The
223599	225599	deranged lies and smears against the
225599	227840	president, his family, his supporters
227840	230720	have led crazy people to believe crazy
230720	233120	things and they are inspired to commit
233120	235920	violence because of those words. It has
235920	237680	to stop.
237680	239840	So well said. And Caroline Levit would
239840	241697	often have to tell journalists to do
241697	243840	[music] their job, such as when the
243840	246400	media basically went silent following
246400	249360	the death of Arena Zerutska.
249360	251519	Many outlets in this room decided that
251519	253439	her murder was not worth reporting on
253439	255680	originally because it does not fit a
255680	258160	preferred narrative. Many of the
258160	260400	journalists in this room spilled plenty
260400	262960	of ink trying to smear Daniel Penny for
262960	265120	defending a subway car from a deranged
265120	267680	lunatic in New York City. But none of
267680	270080	those same reporters lift a finger to
270080	273280	write stories about an actual murderer.
273280	274960	Here is the truth that every American
274960	276880	must know. Too many innocent people
276880	279280	across the country continue to pay the
279280	281840	price of the failed experiment known as
281840	284320	cashless bail that has been championed
284320	287600	by the Democrat party for years. And he
287600	289600	is one of Caroline Levit's exchanges
289600	292960	with CNN's Caitlyn [music] Collins
292960	294720	>> on the layoff of federal workers
294720	295840	potentially. The president said
295840	297440	yesterday that Democrats will be to
297440	299440	blame if federal workers lose their
299440	301199	jobs. Historically though, in past
301199	302960	shutdowns, workers have been furled, but
302960	304960	they have not been laid off in mass. So,
304960	306720	wouldn't that be the president's call to
306720	307360	lay people off?
307360	309680	>> As I've said repeatedly, Caitlyn, this
309680	311280	conversation about layoffs would not be
311280	312880	happening right now if the Democrats did
312880	315120	not vote to shut the government down.
315120	317440	And as I also said last briefing as
317440	320639	well, we are 37 trillion in debt and the
320639	322479	government is not receiving any cash.
322479	324240	So, someone has to look at the balance
324240	326160	sheet and be good stewards of the
326160	328240	American taxpayer dollar.
328240	330720	>> And Carol Caroline Levit rather was not
330720	333520	afraid to be fiery.
333520	335120	agent acted recklessly until killed
335120	335830	unjustified.
335830	335840	unjustified.
335840	337680	>> Oh, okay. So, you're a biased reporter
337680	338960	with a leftwing opinion.
338960	340000	>> What do you want me to do?
340000	341919	>> Yeah. Because you're a left-wing hack.
341919	343520	You're not a reporter. You're posing in
343520	345360	this room as a journalist. And it's so
345360	347280	clear by the premise of your question.
347280	349520	And you and the people in the media who
349520	351840	have such biases, but fake like you're a
351840	352960	journalist. You shouldn't even be
352960	354720	sitting in that seat. But you're
354720	356160	pretending like you're a journalist, but
356160	358800	you're a left-wing activist.
358800	360400	>> We are going to miss her, aren't we?
360400	362080	Now, this is a bit more of what she has
362080	364400	said publicly in her announcement. She
364400	366240	said, "Serving as the White House press
366240	368560	secretary over the past year and a half
368560	370720	has been the honor and adventure of a
370720	373440	lifetime. Most of all, I'm thankful to
373440	375360	uh to the president for entrusting me
375360	376960	with the distinct privilege of speaking
376960	379199	on his behalf at the White House podium.
379199	380720	The truth is since returning to the
380720	382400	White House after the birth of my
382400	384720	daughter, I have felt in my heart that I
384720	386800	cannot be the best mom my two young
386800	389120	children deserve. while devoting the
389120	391360	constant time, energy, and attention
391360	393120	required of the White House press
393120	395280	secretary. And that is why I have
395280	397600	ultimately made the bittersweet decision
397600	399520	to depart the White House and embark on
399520	401759	a new chapter in my life. President
401759	403759	Trump has asked me to continue serving
403759	406400	as a top adviser to him on the outside,
406400	408560	and I will always remain a vocal
408560	410880	advocate for MAGA and the Republican
410880	412880	party. Our country is facing an
412880	414720	existential [music] threat from an
414720	417440	increasingly extremist Democrat party
417440	419360	that seeks to destroy everything great
419360	421440	about America. And I believe it is
421440	423789	incumbent upon all of us who care
423789	425440	[music] about this country to fight back
425440	427440	against that threat. My fight is
427440	430000	entering a new phase, but it is far from
430000	431759	over. Thank you again to the president,
431759	433599	the first lady, and the entire Trump
433599	434400	family [music]
434400	436720	for your kindness and generosity over
436720	438720	the years. Thank you to our amazing
438720	440639	chief of staff, Susie Wilds, for
440639	442319	empowering [music] me since the day she
442319	444479	hired me on the campaign. And to the
444479	445919	president's cabinet, my staff
445919	447599	colleagues, and friends at the White
447599	450639	House who work so hard on behalf of our
450639	452800	nation. It has been a privilege to serve
452800	455039	alongside so many accomplished and
455039	456720	impressive people, and I look forward to
456720	458400	cheering them on over [music] the next
458400	460240	two and a half years. And of course,
460240	463039	thank you most, especially to my loving
463039	464960	and supportive husband and family for
464960	467020	the sacrifices they made for me to serve
467020	468800	[music] in this role. This is certainly
468800	470720	going to be very difficult for Donald
470720	472479	Trump, I have to say. He's previously
472479	474225	said that no one can replace Caroline
474225	475919	[music] Le.
475919	479039	>> How's Caroline doing? Is she doing good?
479039	481039	>> Should Caroline be replaced?
481039	482000	>> No.
482000	484800	>> That's up to you, sir.
484800	487440	>> Nobody wants to see a great job.
487440	488960	>> Thank you. Um, do you want to do you
488960	490319	want to elaborate on the
490319	492080	>> skating and those lips? They move like a
492080	493120	machine gun, right?
493120	494560	>> Do you want to?
494560	496240	>> He's not wrong. That was Donald Trump
496240	498080	speaking in October last year and he is
498080	500639	praising her again today, saying that he
500639	502639	respects the decision that she has made.
502639	504800	He posted, "Our wonderful White House
504800	506400	press secretary and one of my most
506400	508400	trusted aids, Caroline Lever, will be
508400	510080	departing her role at the end of the
510080	511759	month so she [music] can spend more time
511759	513440	with her beautiful young children and
513440	515360	family. A decision I totally understand
515360	517839	and respect. Caroline will now be one of
517839	520320	my top outside advisers and an
520320	522080	influential voice within the Republican
522080	524480	party as we work to defy history and
524480	527120	conclusively win the midterm elections.
527120	529279	Caroline has been a real leader in the
529279	530880	White House and has done a phenomenal
530880	533440	job fighting for justice, liberty, and
533440	536480	freedom since 2018, including our
536480	539120	historic re-election campaign of 2024.
539120	541839	Caroline has been one of the best White
541839	543839	House press secretaries in the history
543839	546080	of the office. Thank you, Caroline, for
546080	548800	a job well done, President Donald J.
548800	551800	Trump.