{"id":2412757,"date":"2025-03-12T09:07:02","date_gmt":"2025-03-12T13:07:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-karoline-leavitt-obliterates-ap-reporter-for-talking-to-her-like-a-child-during-press-briefing\/"},"modified":"2025-03-12T10:37:30","modified_gmt":"2025-03-12T14:37:30","slug":"watch-karoline-leavitt-obliterates-ap-reporter-for-talking-to-her-like-a-child-during-press-briefing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-karoline-leavitt-obliterates-ap-reporter-for-talking-to-her-like-a-child-during-press-briefing\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch: Karoline Leavitt Obliterates AP Reporter for Talking to Her Like a Child During Press Briefing"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwatch-karoline-leavitt-obliterates-ap-reporter-for-talking-to-her-like-a-child-during-press-briefing%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2412757&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>During a recent White House press\u2064 conference, Press Secretary\u200d Karoline Leavitt faced a challenging question\u2064 from Associated press reporter \u2064Josh \u2063Boak \u2062regarding President \u200cTrump&#8217;s \u200ctariff policies,\u2064 which he framed as tax hikes. Leavitt defended \u2063the administration&#8217;s stance,asserting that tariffs are not tax\u200d increases but rather a\u200c means to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">ensure foreign countries contribute fairly<\/a> to the U.S. economy. She\u2062 claimed\u200b that tariffs would\u2064 actually benefit American workers through increased wages and job opportunities. \u2062The exchange escalated \u2062with\u200b Boak\u2062 stating that tariffs ultimately come out of importers&#8217;\u200c pockets, not foreign companies&#8217;. Leavitt expressed her\u200b frustration with Boak&#8217;s questioning style,\u2062 suggesting it was\u200d condescending, and ultimately stated that she regretted taking\u200d a question from the Associated Press.\u2063 The incident highlighted differing viewpoints on trade policy, with critics \u2062emphasizing the price \u200cincreases tariffs cause, while\u2064 proponents argue \u200dfor their role\u2064 in bolstering the\u200b domestic economy.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt reacted negatively to a loaded question from an Associated Press reporter about tariffs.<\/p>\n<p>Leavitt was answering questions from journalists on Tuesday during a news conference at the White House when Associated Press reporter Josh Boak inquired about the administration&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trumps-done-messing-around-escalating-major-tariff-war\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trade<\/a> policies as President Donald Trump was preparing to address the Business Roundtable.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;When President Trump last addressed the BRT when he was on the campaign trail, his big push was on tax cuts,&rdquo; Boak told Leavitt. &ldquo;He&rsquo;s going there today as he&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/treasury-secy-yellen-gop-senators-discuss-economic-crisis\/\" title=\"Treasury Secy. Yellen, GOP senators discuss economic crisis\">proposing tax hikes<\/a> in the form of tariffs, and I&rsquo;m curious why he&rsquo;s prioritizing that over the tax cuts?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Leavitt replied that &ldquo;he&rsquo;s actually not implementing tax hikes.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Tariffs are a tax hike on foreign countries that, again, have been ripping us off,&rdquo; she shot back.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Tariffs are a tax cut for the American people, and the president is a staunch advocate for tax cuts.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Boak continued to be combative with Leavitt.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m sorry, have you ever paid a tariff? Because I have. They don&rsquo;t get charged on foreign companies, they get charged on importers,&rdquo; he answered.<\/p>\n<p>Leavitt noted that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trumps-tariffs-mexico-canada-officially-go-effect-countries-failed-adequately-address-situation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tariffs<\/a> would also increase wages and provide new job opportunities for Americans, then expressed that she did not appreciate the purported question.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think it&rsquo;s insulting that you&rsquo;re trying to test my knowledge of economics and the decision that this president has made,&rdquo; Leavitt said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I now regret giving a question to The Associated Press.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&ldquo;I now regret giving a question to the Associated Press.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt scorches an AP reporter&rsquo;s line of questioning on President Trump&rsquo;s newly imposed tariffs. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hG0QLOF9eA\">pic.twitter.com\/hG0QLOF9eA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Fox News (@FoxNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FoxNews\/status\/1899523273467285690?\">March 11, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>There is indeed a debate to be had about tariff policy.<\/p>\n<p>Opponents like Boak rightly recognize that effectively limiting the import of foreign goods has the effect of increasing prices.<\/p>\n<p>But proponents like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/karoline-leavitt-shreds-new-york-times-pitiful-report-trumps-cabinet-elon-musk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Leavitt<\/a> and those within the broader Trump administration rightly observe that they keep revenues in the country while <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/carney-dont-fall-for-the-ludicrous-saule-omarova-cover-up-she-is-too-dangerous-to-confirm\/\" title=\"Carney: Don&#039;t Fall For The Ludicrous Saule Omarova Cover-Up, She Is Too Dangerous To Confirm\">promoting economic development<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In any case, the way Boak approached the question was not as a journalist seeking a legitimate clarification on the administration&rsquo;s policy, but as an activist with an axe to grind about tariff policy.<\/p>\n<p>He was fully aware that he was antagonizing Leavitt by framing his question in terms of &ldquo;proposing tax hikes in the form of tariffs.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps he&rsquo;s mad that the Associated Press has been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/white-house-explains-battle-associated-press-much-just-gulf-america\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">denied<\/a> access to certain parts of the White House for continuing to call the Gulf of America the &ldquo;Gulf of Mexico,&rdquo; even though the name has been formally changed in official government sources.<\/p>\n<p>Or maybe he really is just worked up over tariffs.<\/p>\n<p>Either way, the antics Boak displayed in the briefing room show why Americans are annoyed with the establishment media.<\/p>\n<p>Rather than seeking the truth, they push a leftist perspective while cloaking their activities in the veneer of neutrality.<\/p>\n<p>That gives them the air of both smugness and wokeness, which together are absolutely insufferable.<\/p>\n<p>Leavitt was right to shut him down. 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