How Karoline Leavitt Debased Her Job
In an administration where everybody’s job is to lie on television, the role of the press secretary is redundant.
TL;DR
- The Trump administration's core belief is the value of lying, with loyalty tied to refusing reality and oblivion to speaking truth.
- In this administration, distorting reality is the highest priority for all officials, rendering the press secretary role redundant.
- Karoline Leavitt, the former press secretary, did not engage in 'spin' but relied on blunt repetition of talking points and personal abuse.
- A notable exchange involved Leavitt attacking a reporter for bias instead of addressing a question about deaths in ICE custody.
- Leavitt's communication strategy targeted loyalists, and she is expected to be easily replaced by someone capable of similar tactics.