Well, it looks like Karoline Leavitt didn’t come to the White House podium on Thursday to make friends—she came with facts, figures, and a flamethrower aimed squarely at the media’s selective memory. In a fiery press briefing that covered everything from gas prices to Christmas dolls, the Press Secretary made it very clear: President Trump’s economic turnaround is happening, and if the legacy media won’t admit it, she’s more than happy to remind them—loudly.
Right out of the gate, Leavitt set the tone. “Every economic metric does in fact show that the economy is getting better and brighter than where it was under the previous administration,” she declared. Translation: Don’t let CNN gaslight you—things are improving, even if the corporate press is dragging its feet on admitting it.
Eric Bolling from Real America’s Voice came in swinging, pointing to the drop in energy prices and asking the question on a lot of Americans’ minds: if gas is under $3 in most places, inflation is cooling off, and wages are rising, why is the media still acting like the sky is falling? Why were they silent when inflation was sky-high under Biden, but suddenly it’s a full-blown “affordability crisis” now that Trump’s team is cleaning up the mess?
Leavitt didn’t miss a beat. She labeled the media’s inflation narrative under Biden as “a point of frustration” for both her and President Trump, then ticked off the numbers like receipts: inflation slowing to 2.5%, real wages up $1,200, gas prices below $2.75 in 22 states, and tax cuts coming next year. “The best is yet to come,” she said, reminding the room that this administration is still only getting started digging America out of the economic crater left behind in 2024.
Of course, it wouldn’t be a press briefing without CNN stepping in to play gotcha politics. Kaitlan Collins decided to make headlines by grilling Leavitt over why the president recently told parents they might want to limit Christmas gifts this year. A perfectly fair question—until you remember that under Biden, people were taking out payday loans to buy eggs. But back then, the press told us it was “transitory.”
Leavitt clapped back, pointing out that Trump’s focus on bringing manufacturing back to the U.S. might raise costs slightly, but the tradeoff is better quality and American jobs. You’d think that would be a bipartisan win. Instead, the pushback from the press was swift—and predictable.
When Collins doubled down, Leavitt didn’t hold back. “My predecessor stood up at this podium and said inflation doesn’t exist. She said the border was secure, and people like you just took her at her word. Those were two utter lies,” Leavitt said, before reminding the press corps that her data isn’t a feeling—it’s backed by reality, something the media has a complicated relationship with these days.
Leavitt bitch slaps Kaitlan 🤣
“My predecessor stood at this podium, & said inflation doesn’t exist, & the border was secure. YOU took her at her word.”
“I’m NOT taking your followup” 🔥🔥pic.twitter.com/BU3mdL7uxJ
— Sara Rose 🇺🇸🌹 (@saras76) December 11, 2025
She added that Democrats are now scrambling to rebrand themselves as economic problem-solvers—despite, well, creating the problem in the first place. “The greatest con artists in history,” Leavitt said, summing up what many Americans are already thinking every time they see a D next to a politician’s name.
Toward the end of the briefing, Leavitt was asked multiple times about who President Trump will select as the next Federal Reserve Chair. She didn’t spill the beans, but made it clear that the president wants to see interest rates come down—and fast. After this week’s quarter-point cut, Leavitt said Trump is encouraged but believes “more should be done.” In other words, this isn’t a victory lap. It’s the start of a long-overdue correction.
So here we are: wages up, gas down, and a White House not afraid to say out loud what most Americans already know. The recovery is real. The pain was real too—and it came with a blue wave of reckless spending, broken promises, and policy detours that left working families holding the bill.
The numbers may not lie, but let’s face it—the headlines still do.
