{"id":25338,"date":"2025-02-06T02:51:01","date_gmt":"2025-02-06T01:51:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/?p=25338"},"modified":"2025-02-06T02:51:01","modified_gmt":"2025-02-06T01:51:01","slug":"karoline-leavitt-praised-for-stunning-takedown-of-gmas-michael-strahan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/?p=25338","title":{"rendered":"Karoline Leavitt Praised For Stunning Takedown of GMA\u2019s Michael Strahan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt has earned more praise after her stunning takedown of ABC\u2019s \u201cGood Morning America\u201d host Michael Strahan.<\/p>\n<p>Leavitt surprised Strahan during an interview when she defended President Donald Trump\u2019s efforts to get federal workers back to work in Washington, DC.<\/p>\n<p>Strahan said he was worried that government doctors and scientists would quit their jobs rather than go back to their offices five days a week.<\/p>\n<p>Strahan asked: \u201cBut is there any concern we risk losing people with years of experience like doctors and \u2014 and let\u2019s say scientists?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Leavitt seized the moment and shot back: \u201cWell, most doctors who work in actual hospitals and medical institutions have to show up to the office. We know that employees are more productive and more efficient when they are working in an in-office environment and that\u2019s what this administration expects. And I think that\u2019s what American taxpayers expect. Don\u2019t forget it\u2019s the American people funding this government. They deserve people who are actually showing up to work on their behalf.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>WATCH:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Hilarious moment from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PressSec?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@PressSec<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/karolineleavitt?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@KarolineLeavitt<\/a>\u2019s interview on ABC\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GMA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@GMA<\/a>&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p>Michael Strahan: \u201cBut is there any concern we risk losing people with years of experience like doctors and \u2014 and let\u2019s say scientists?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Leavitt: \u201cWell, most doctors who work in actual hospitals and\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TLNPhs0thO\">pic.twitter.com\/TLNPhs0thO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CurtisHouck\/status\/1884719558751334530?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 29, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Fans of Leavitt rallied to her support, describing her as the \u2018grim reaper\u2019 for newscasters like Strahan, a former NFL player for the New York Giants.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Karoline Leavitt just took another soul on live TV,\u2019 wrote one supporter on X, sharing video of the exchange. \u2018She\u2019s like the fake news\u2019 grim reaper.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Video of the exchange went viral on social media, earning more than three million views.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Stone-cold killer. Will reach legend status,\u2019 wrote social media user JoeT.<\/p>\n<p>As the youngest press secretary in the position\u2019s history, Leavitt, 27, has immediately gained the support of the president and his followers.<\/p>\n<p>She made her debut in the White House press briefing room on Tuesday, announcing that she was offering seats to influencers and new media outlets to shake up the seating arrangements.<\/p>\n<p>When the White House announced on Tuesday that podcasters, independent journalists, and social media influencers would now be included in the press briefing, \u201cnew media\u201d reporters and influencers applauded.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn keeping with this revolutionary media approach that President Trump deployed during the campaign, the Trump White House will speak to all media outlets and personalities, not just the legacy media who are seated in this room,\u201d President Donald Trump\u2019s new White House press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, said on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMillions of Americans, especially young people, have turned from traditional television outlets and newspapers to consume their news from podcasts, blogs, social media and other independent outlets,\u201d Leavitt continued.<\/p>\n<p>She added that the White House\u2019s James S. Brady Press Briefing Room would be opened up to \u201cnew media voices who produce news-related content,\u201d allowing them to sit with the traditional press corps.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s essential to our team that we share President Trump\u2019s message everywhere and adapt our White House to the new media landscape in 2025,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you\u2019re an independent journalist, podcaster, social media influencer, or content creator who meet the criteria \u2014 apply to come join us!\u201d Leavitt wrote on the X platform.<\/p>\n<p>In response to the announcement on Tuesday, content creators expressed their interest in applying or reaffirmed their intention to register for a press credential.<\/p>\n<p>Activist Scott Presler, a conservative influencer who helped Trump win Pennsylvania, announced on Tuesday that he was applying for briefing credentials.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf I am chosen for the White House press briefings, I will do my best to sit near Kaitlan Collins. My hair will be done,\u201d he added in an X post.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt has earned more praise after her stunning takedown of ABC\u2019s \u201cGood Morning America\u201d host Michael Strahan. Leavitt surprised Strahan during an interview when she defended President Donald Trump\u2019s efforts to get federal workers back to work in Washington, DC. Strahan said he was worried that government doctors and scientists [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25338","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25338","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=25338"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25338\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25339,"href":"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25338\/revisions\/25339"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=25338"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=25338"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=25338"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}