Karoline Leavitt Takes Aim at Judges Over Trump’s Tariffs, Faces Backlash from Former White House Counsel
Washington, D.C. — Karoline Leavitt, a press secretary in the Trump administration, criticized judges who halted the former president’s tariffs, prompting backlash from a former White House attorney who questioned her credibility. During a briefing on Thursday, Leavitt condemned the actions of the judges at the Court of International Trade, who recently blocked Trump’s tariff orders. The rulings had been appealed by Trump’s legal team to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington, D.C. Leavitt asserted that judicial intervention undermines the president’s authority, stating, “The courts should have no role here.” … Read more