White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt faced a question on Wednesday about what President Donald Trump was “trying to communicate to the public” when he shared — and then deleted — a deepfake video pushing the right-wing “MedBeds” conspiracy theory.
Leavitt’s response left many critics baffled.
“I think the president saw the video and posted it and then took it down,” she said during a briefing. Watch here:
“Trump has the right to do that, it’s his social media,” Leavitt continued. “He is incredibly transparent, as you all know. You hear from him directly on social media. He likes to share memes, he likes to share videos. He likes to repost things that he sees other people post on social media as well.”
Leavitt then claimed “it is refreshing” to have a president “so open and honest,” despite Trump’s penchant for mistruths, and emphasized that Trump is communicating “directly” with Americans through his Truth Social platform.
