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could do the job i think so what do you think carolyn i like it

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is caroline levitt replaceable no she's not she really isn't she's standing right over there and

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she's done a great job but you have somebody in mind she likes her children more than she likes

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trump i'm very concerned about that it's a lot to juggle right and you said you support that going

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back is there somebody you have in mind that you'd like to see up at the podium to take over you how

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about you she could do the job i think so what do you think carolyn i like it i've always liked you

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that's why i'm doing this i don't do this that often i get off i make a speech here i come off and

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we see alexis you have done a great job i appreciate it thank you very much anything

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else that i didn't ask you you wanted to make news in this interview

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in fact i've talked to the presidential personnel office who has told me directly that there is

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such an influx of resumes for this administration that it's incredibly overwhelming there is no lack

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of talent for the trump administration there's a massive shake-up at the white house happening

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white house press secretary caroline levitt has announced that she's leaving to spend more time

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with her family she of course only recently had her second child just a few months ago and she says

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that being a mother and welcoming a new baby while working in one of the most demanding jobs in the

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world has been the most rewarding yet challenging season of her life so we'll unpack all of this in

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just a moment including what the president has had to say who of course will have to replace her

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and what this means for the republicans coming into the midterms but first of all let me just say

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what a phenomenal job caroline levitt has done a 28 year old mom and one of the most high profile

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communications positions in the world always across the detail an amazing fearless voice for the trump

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administration and she was never afraid to shut down questions from journalists who were seriously

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trump deranged just have a look at this so if there were peaceful protests on saturday for the military

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parade president trump would allow that of course the president supports peaceful protests what a stupid

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question raquel it really was and here's caroline levitt calling out the most unfunny comedian jimmy

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kimmel abc's late night host jimmy kimmel disgustingly called first lady melania trump an expectant widow

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who in their right minds says a wife would be glowing over the potential murder of her beloved husband

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and having experienced what i did with the first lady on saturday night i can tell you that she was

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anything but that this kind of rhetoric about the president the first lady and his supporters is

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completely deranged and it's unbelievable that the american people are consuming it night after night

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after night as president trump said on saturday night at this podium we as americans must recommit

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ourselves to resolving our differences peacefully and uniting around the shared values that make our country

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great the deranged lies and smears against the president his family his supporters have led crazy

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people to believe crazy things and they are inspired to commit violence because of those words it has to

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stop so well said and caroline levitt would often have to tell journalists to do their job such as when

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the media basically went silent following the death of arena zarutska many outlets in this room decided that

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her murder was not worth reporting on originally because it does not fit a preferred narrative many of

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the journalists in this room spilled plenty of ink trying to smear daniel penny for defending a subway

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car from a deranged lunatic in new york city but none of those same reporters lift a finger to write

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stories about an actual murderer here is the truth that every american must know too many innocent people

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across the country continue to pay the price of the failed experiment known as cashless bail that has

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been championed by the democrat party for years and he is one of caroline levitt's exchanges with cnn's

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caitlin collins on the layoff of federal workers potentially the president said yesterday that

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democrats will be to blame if federal workers lose their jobs historically though in past shutdowns workers

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have been furloughed that they have not been laid off in mass so wouldn't that be the president's call

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to lay people off as i've said repeatedly caitlin this conversation about layoffs would not be

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happening right now if the democrats did not vote to shut the government down and as i also said last

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briefing as well we are 37 trillion dollars in debt and the government is not receiving any cash so

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someone has to look at the balance sheet and be good stewards of the american taxpayer dollar

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and caroline caroline levitt rather was not afraid to be fiery

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he saved and acted recklessly until they're unjustified oh okay so you're a biased reporter

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with a left-wing opinion what do you want me to do yeah because you're a left-wing hack you're not a

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reporter you're posing in this room as a journalist and it's so clear by the premise of your question

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and you and the people in the media who have such biases but fake like you're a journalist you

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shouldn't even be sitting in that seat but you're pretending like you're a journalist but you're a

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left-wing activist we are going to miss her aren't we now this is a bit more of what she has said

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publicly in her announcement she said serving as the white house press secretary over the past year

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and a half has been the honor and adventure of a lifetime most of all i'm thankful to the president

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for entrusting me with the distinct privilege of speaking on his behalf at the white house podium

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the truth is since returning to the white house after the birth of my daughter i have felt in my heart

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that i cannot be the best mom my two young children deserve while devoting the constant time energy

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and attention required of the white house press secretary and that is why i have ultimately made

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the bittersweet decision to depart the white house and embark on a new chapter in my life president trump

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has asked me to continue serving as a top advisor to him on the outside and i will always remain a vocal

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advocate for maga and the republican party our country is facing an existential threat from an

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increasingly extremist democrat party that seeks to destroy everything great about america and i

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believe it is incumbent upon all of us who care about this country to fight back against that threat

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my fight is entering a new phase but it is far from over thank you again to the president the first

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lady in the entire trump family for your kindness and generosity over the years thank you to our

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amazing chief of staff susie wiles for empowering me since the day she hired me on the campaign and to

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the president's cabinet my staff colleagues and friends at the white house who work so hard on behalf of

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our nation it has been a privilege to serve alongside so many accomplished and impressive people and i look

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forward to cheering them on over the next two and a half years and of course thank you most especially

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to my loving and supportive husband and family for the sacrifices they made for me to serve in this role

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this is certainly going to be very difficult for donald trump i have to say he's previously said that

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no one can replace caroline lever what's caroline doing she's doing good caroline be replaced no

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no that's up to you sir nobody wants to i said she does a great job um do you want to elaborate on the

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the skin and those lips they look like a machine man right do you want to elaborate

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he's not wrong that was donald trump speaking in october last year and he is praising her

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again today saying that he respects the decision that she has made he posted our wonderful white

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house press secretary and one of my most trusted aides caroline lever will be departing her role at

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the end of the month so she can spend more time with her beautiful young children and family a decision

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i totally understand and respect caroline will now be one of my top outside advisors and an

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influential voice within the republican party as we work to defy history and conclusively win the

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midterm elections caroline has been a real leader in the white house and has done a phenomenal job

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fighting for justice liberty and freedom since 2018 including our historic re-election campaign of 2024

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caroline has been one of the best white house press secretaries in the history of the office thank

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you caroline for a job well done president donald j trump