She may be a member of the GenZ age group, but White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt is wise beyond her years. She knows when to take questions seriously. She juggles proper distribution of facts with tenacious defense of the administration. And on top of it all, she knows when to troll media hacks into oblivion.
Huffington Post correspondent S.V. Date is one such left-wing hack. With President Trump set to meet Russian President Putin in Budapest, Date felt it necessary to text Leavitt a question about the profound significance of the venue.
Leavitt replied with a “mom joke.”
According to NY Post:
Date had texted Leavitt last week asking if President Trump was “aware of the significance of Budapest” when he agreed to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in the Hungarian capital, in the coming weeks, for peace talks.
“Does he not see why Ukraine might object to that site? Who suggested Budapest?” Date probed, noting that the city was the site of a 1994 agreement where Ukraine pledged to give up nuclear weapons inherited from the former Soviet Union in exchange for Russia promising not to use military force or economic coercion against Ukraine.
“Your mom did,” Leavitt responded.
Juvenile? Yes. Appropriate? Absolutely. Date, who is known for being among the most unhinged anti-Trump “journalists” in circulation, worded his question precisely. It was intended as a “gotcha” question; if Leavitt said that President Trump was not aware of the significance, then Date would have painted him as a fool. If she said he was aware, then Date would have painted President Trump as someone who doesn’t care about history.
Leavitt’s response was perfect. But she wasn’t done.
“Is this funny to you?” Date texted back.
“It’s funny to me that you actually consider yourself a journal [sic],” the White House press secretary shot back. “You are a far left hack who nobody takes seriously, including your colleagues in the media, they just don’t tell you that to your face.”
Brutal.
For context, S.V. Dáte of the Huffington Post is not a journalist interested in the facts. He is a left-wing hack who has consistently attacked President Trump for years and constantly bombards my phone with Democrat talking points.
Just take a look at @svdate’s feed, it reads… https://t.co/NxWn2mdUsa pic.twitter.com/v7owI5N4us
— Karoline Leavitt (@PressSec) October 20, 2025
That about sums it up.
Karoline Leavitt is so lovely and so highly intelligent. Beauty and brains. We are so lucky to have her blasting the Fake News. America First! ULTRAMAGA!
Ditto!
Another Dem-wit SMOKED
Compare that to the cold mess that KJP was. What a breath of fresh air.
I would say a “hot” mess,but I get your point.
Good for her. These people aren’t “Journalists, they are propagandists. Don’t even give them access.
Mega dittos!
Good to see we are not taking these liars seriously. Karoline is the best, another one of Trump’s top notch team. It’s funny these mental midgets attempt to tangle with them.
Talk about hitting it outta the park. Karoline Leavitt hits a slammer in the bottom of the ninth for the win. As Auron MacIntyre of The Blaze said, “You think you hate journalist enough but you don’t”