{"id":2516308,"date":"2025-12-01T18:57:01","date_gmt":"2025-12-01T23:57:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-karoline-leavitt-uses-new-york-times-reporters-past-work-to-crush-latest-fake-news-story-on-trump\/"},"modified":"2025-12-01T18:58:00","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T23:58:00","slug":"watch-karoline-leavitt-uses-new-york-times-reporters-past-work-to-crush-latest-fake-news-story-on-trump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-karoline-leavitt-uses-new-york-times-reporters-past-work-to-crush-latest-fake-news-story-on-trump\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch: Karoline Leavitt Uses New York Times Reporter&#8217;s Past Work to Crush Latest &#8216;Fake News&#8217; Story on Trump"},"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\">36<\/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-uses-new-york-times-reporters-past-work-to-crush-latest-fake-news-story-on-trump%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=2516308&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>The White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt criticized a New York Times article claiming that President Donald Trump is showing signs of fatigue during his second term. She argued the story was misleading, pointing out that Trump&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kremlin-dismisses-putin-health-rumors-and-absurd-claims-of-body-doubles\/\" title=\"Kremlin denies Putin health rumors and &#039;absurd&#039; body double claims.\">international travel schedule<\/a> has been extensive and more active than his first year in office.While the Times noted instances like Trump nodding off briefly during an event, Leavitt emphasized that such moments happen to anyone and do not prove unfitness for office. She also <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >highlighted perceived bias<\/a>, noting that the same reporter who questioned Trump&#8217;s stamina had previously reported positively on President Biden&#8217;s health.Leavitt defended Trump as highly accessible and hardworking, dismissing the Times&#8217; comparison of official events across his terms as an oversimplification. she labeled the article as another example of &#8220;fake news&#8221; aiming to undermine the president without substantial evidence.  <\/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><\/p>\n<p>White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt pointed out a big problem with a New York Times story that claimed President Donald Trump is showing signs of fatigue in his second term.<\/p>\n<p>The Times did make a pretty weak case, even acknowledging in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/11\/25\/us\/politics\/trump-age-health.html?unlocked_article_code=1.5U8.j56L.QhK4IWlFQmZZ&amp;smid=url-\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">story<\/a> that his international travel schedule has been more robust than the first year of his first term, with trips to Asia, the Middle East, and Europe &mdash; multiple times, in the case of the latter two.<\/p>\n<p>Anyone who has traveled overseas knows that such a schedule can leave even young adults&rsquo; sleep rhythms confused and bodies zapped of some energy.<\/p>\n<p>The Times noted that Trump, a week after returning from his Asia trip to Malaysia, Japan, and South Korea in October, could be seen nodding off a bit during an Oval Office event.<\/p>\n<p>Again, that can happen to the most vigorous among us. Who knows? Maybe he had trouble sleeping the night before, or had to deal with some world event in the early morning hours.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">President Donald Trump seemed to struggle to keep his eyes open during a roughly 20-minute stretch at an Oval Office event on drug-price cuts.<\/p>\n<p>Sitting behind the Resolute Desk, Trump&rsquo;s eyes repeatedly closed while his deputies took turns giving remarks. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bBrgTWcULi\">https:\/\/t.co\/bBrgTWcULi<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/040BaDoleM\">pic.twitter.com\/040BaDoleM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/washingtonpost\/status\/1987226261731639524?\">November 8, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Leavitt addressed the Times story by first observing, &ldquo;The fake news that we see pumped out of this building on a day-to-day basis &mdash; it&rsquo;s honestly overwhelming to keep up with it all, and to constantly have to defend against the fake news and these attacks.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Leavitt said the New York Times &ldquo;took about one-third of [Trump&rsquo;s] daily calendar and his daily schedule and said that he&rsquo;s doing less than he did in his first term, or that he might not be fit for the job,&rdquo; she added.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Karoline Leavitt torches the New York Times<\/p>\n<p>The same reporter who wrote &ldquo;Biden is doing 100% fine after tripping after boarding Air Force One&rdquo; wrote that President Trump isn&rsquo;t fit for the job. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vUAqMWzzmu\">pic.twitter.com\/vUAqMWzzmu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Media Research Center (@theMRC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/theMRC\/status\/1995571985875665359?\">December 1, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;That is unequivocally false, and it&rsquo;s deeply unfortunate that this story was written by the same outlet and the same reporter who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/03\/19\/us\/biden-air-force-one.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wrote<\/a> this, &lsquo;Biden is doing 100% fine after tripping while boarding Air Force One,&rsquo;&rdquo; Leavitt said while holding up a copy of the story.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-karoline-leavitt-laughs-at-nbc-reporters-question-teaches-him-a-lesson-about-illegal-aliens\/\" title=\"Watch: Karoline ... Laughs at NBC Reporter&#039;s Question, Teaches Him a Lesson About Illegal Aliens\">press secretary held<\/a> up another Times story from November 2021 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/11\/19\/us\/politics\/biden-physical-healthy.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">titled<\/a>&nbsp;&ldquo;Biden declared &lsquo;healthy and vigorous&rsquo; after his first presidential physical.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Both pieces were by Katie Rogers, who also co-wrote the outlet&rsquo;s story saying Trump is slowing down.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Are you kidding me?&rdquo; Leavitt asked. &nbsp;&ldquo;You all see him almost every single day. He is the most accessible president in history. He is taking meetings around the clock.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>A fact the Times cited is that from Jan. 20 to Nov. 25 during his first term, Trump did 1,688 official events versus 1,029 during his second term at the same point.<\/p>\n<p>So that&rsquo;s a little over 300 days in office, which means by the outlet&rsquo;s numbers, the president averaged about five and a half official events per day during his first term versus three and a half during his second, which still sounds pretty active.<\/p>\n<p>It is probably a common phenomenon for two-term presidents to lessen the number of official events over the time they are in office. There is a lot to do and a tone to set during the first year.<\/p>\n<p>Working smarter hopefully replaces working more for anyone who holds such an executive position over time.<\/p>\n<p>Leavitt&rsquo;s right. 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