White House Pers Secretary Karoline Leavitt criticized the American Agency for International Development (USAID) on Monday, in support of the Trump government and the efforts of the Department of Government Efficiency (Doge) of Elon Musk to close it.
Mrs Leavitt accused the agency of waste money on unnecessary projects, stating examples such as $ 1.5 million spent on diversity programs in Serbia, $ 70,000 for a diversity musical in Ireland, $ 47,000 on a transgender opera in Colombia and $ 32,000 for A transgender comic book in Peru.
Mrs. Leavitt made it clear that she stood behind Elon Musk and Trump’s efforts to eliminate USAID, with the positioning of Musk as an essential ally in the push of the administration to eradicate waste. “I don’t know how you are, but as an American taxpayer I don’t want my dollars to go to this nonsense, and I know the American people don’t do that either,” she said. “That is exactly what Elon Musk has been informed by President Trump to do.”
Pers Secretary Karoline Leavitt of the White House reads the list of “insane priorities” USAID “has issued to”: “I don’t know how you are, but as an American taxpayer I don’t want my dollars to go to this nonsense, and I know Not the American people. ” pic.twitter.com/tahg1itkyz
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Who is Karoline Leavitt?
- Karoline Leavitt wrote History in 2024 when Donald Trump appointed her as a press secretary of the White House, making her the youngest person who was the role of only 27 years old. Ron Ziegler previously held the record when he served as a press secretary at the age of 29 under President Richard Nixon.
- A resident of New Hampshire studied communication and political sciences at Saint Anselm College in her home. She started her career with internships at Fox News and at the White House press office during Trump’s first term. After graduating in 2019, she worked as a presidential writer and later as an assistant press secretary, to support Kayleigh Mcenany during briefings.
- In 2022, Mrs. Leavitt ran for the congress in the first district of New Hampshire. Her campaign focused on issues such as tax cuts, supporting law enforcement and building the border wall. Although she won the Republican nomination, she lost the general elections.
- She was also appointed national press secretary for the Presidential Campaign of Trump 2024. She also served as a communication director for the Republican Congressman Elise Stefanik, who was later nominated by President-Elect Trump as the American ambassador in the United Nations.
- Karoline Leavitt is married to Nicholas Riccio. The couple exchanged vows in a private ceremony after Mr. Riccio proposed in December 2023. They have an age gap of 32 years. The couple welcomed their son, Niko, in July 2024.