# Karoline Leavitt (and her successors) **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Tags:** trump\ **Created:** [May 9, 2025, 6:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/karoline-leavitt-and-her-successors/1018138 "2025-05-09T06:40:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2026, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/karoline-leavitt-and-her-successors/1018138/121 "2026-03-31T12:37:58Z")
I have to give Trump credit for his ability to find trash like Leavitt, who has exactly the same total lack of ethics and total lack of respect for truth and basic decency as he does. Totally dead inside, as previously said. Surely people this abhorrent must be scarce. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2026, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/karoline-leavitt-and-her-successors/1018138/122 "2026-03-31T14:57:46Z")
> [@wolfpup](#): > > Surely people this abhorrent must be scarce. And yet he’s populated his administration with them, and they pervade Congress on the Republican side (see: Mike Johnson, Lindsey Graham etc.). Sleazeball Talent Scouts, LLC must have cleaned up on commissions. ---
**Author:** ![Great\_Antibob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47c2d/32.png) [@Great\_Antibob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Great_Antibob)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2026, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/karoline-leavitt-and-her-successors/1018138/123 "2026-03-31T16:23:32Z")
Exactly. It hasn’t been hard for him to find like-minded sleaze. And, lest we forget, his vote totals increased each time. Even outside the halls of power, moral bankruptcy is much more common than we like to admit ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2026, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/karoline-leavitt-and-her-successors/1018138/124 "2026-04-01T15:09:40Z")
Trump may be setting up Leavitt’s maternity leave [to be permanent](https://people.com/donald-trump-wonders-to-karoline-leavitt-face-if-bad-publicity-is-her-fault-11940286). ---
**Author:** ![kambuckta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/53a042/32.png) [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2026, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/karoline-leavitt-and-her-successors/1018138/125 "2026-08-12T21:04:22Z")
And Karoline will no longer be the mouthpiece for the fat, orange anus. My guess (for what it’s worth) is that she’ll have a year or two home with the kids, and then will make a run as an actual politician in the next election. The mind boggles. ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2026, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/karoline-leavitt-and-her-successors/1018138/126 "2026-08-12T21:28:32Z")
I hope she writes (or gets a ghost writer who can string words together) a tell-all book about all the garbage that went on in the Trump administration. Really gives the inside scoop on how freakin’ insane it is. ---
**Author:** ![Pardel-Lux](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pardel-lux/32/20182_2.png) [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2026, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/karoline-leavitt-and-her-successors/1018138/127 "2026-08-12T21:40:12Z")
The MAGAs would not buy it. Would you? I would neither. It will not be written. ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2026, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/karoline-leavitt-and-her-successors/1018138/128 "2026-08-12T21:52:41Z")
I would not get it if it was a sycophantic bullshit puff piece about how great Trump was. (which if she has a book, that’s likely what it will be) I would get it if it was a tell-all book, complete with proof and receipts, showing what a complete shit- show the past two years were, and how there was corruption, grifting and outright criminal activities going on all the time. (which it won’t be, but I can dream) ---
**Author:** ![Pardel-Lux](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pardel-lux/32/20182_2.png) [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2026, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/karoline-leavitt-and-her-successors/1018138/129 "2026-08-12T22:56:43Z")
I read that “Leave it” is spoken _Bezengi_ in Russian, so it is fitting that the Russian shadow fleet tanker _Caroline Bezengi_ has run on ground in Oman, spilling its oil cargo. > **[Oil from tanker grounded off Oman has started reaching mainland, UN agency says](https://www.gulftoday.ae/news/2026/08/12/oil-from-tanker-grounded-off-oman-has-started-reaching-mainland-un-agency-says)** > > Oil from a vast slick leaking from ‌the grounded tanker Caroline Bezengi is ​reported ⁠to be reaching Oman's mainland, the ‌UN's shipping ‌agency said... Climate change enhanced monsoon storms make the shit show even harder to manage, and the vanity war in Iran just next door does not make things better. Just to be clear: the first ten words of this post were a lie, as is fitting for the subject of this thread. The rest is accurate to the best of my knowledge, and the cite is real. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2026, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/karoline-leavitt-and-her-successors/1018138/130 "2026-08-12T23:05:01Z")
By its nature, the job of White House press secretary attracts (and demands) sycophants willing to sacrifice their dignity and self-respect in return for visibility and a fat paycheck.\* Leavitt is without question the most nauseatingly loathsome toady ever to hold the position. Her equal may never be seen, though we shouldn’t count on it. It wouldn’t be surprising if she wrote a book about her experiences. Unless the Trump aura turns to shit among supporters a lot faster and more intensely than is likely, her book would probably focus on backstabbing rivals in the Administration rather than being a tell-all. \*Leavitt has reportedly been making close to $200K annually, which is a drop in the bucket considering her husband’s wealth. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2026, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/karoline-leavitt-and-her-successors/1018138/131 "2026-08-12T23:20:17Z")
I was thinking that maybe she’s been blacklisted by too many nanny agencies, and DH won’t “babysit.” ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2026, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/karoline-leavitt-and-her-successors/1018138/132 "2026-08-13T00:00:18Z")
Glad to see the end of that snotty bitch. ---
**Author:** ![kambuckta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/53a042/32.png) [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2026, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/karoline-leavitt-and-her-successors/1018138/133 "2026-08-13T00:11:17Z")
Why would she be blacklisted by nanny-agencies? And surely she has the contacts and resources to hire a private one anyway…perhaps one of her right-wing maggatty friends could refer one? ---
**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2026, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/karoline-leavitt-and-her-successors/1018138/134 "2026-08-13T03:34:05Z")
Speaking of the Strait of Hormuz and Leavitt… [[Album] The straight of her moose... - Album on Imgur ![](https://i.imgur.com/tzobPee.png?fb "The straight of her moose... - Album on Imgur") ](https://imgur.com/a/w9JmJkH) Yes, the caption came from YouTube via the Daily Show weeks ago, it came as “The Straight of Her Moose”. No, I did not edit that. The auto caption came out like that. ---
**Author:** ![DWMarch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dwmarch/32/1010_2.png) [@DWMarch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DWMarch)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2026, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/karoline-leavitt-and-her-successors/1018138/135 "2026-08-13T04:19:21Z")
> [@Jackmannii](#): > > the job of White House press secretary attracts (and demands) sycophants willing to sacrifice I have seen speculation from MSNOW talking heads to the effect that she left because of Trump’s plane switch. While some of Trump’s lackeys (including “human printer” Natalie Harp) got to ride in the “safe” plane, Leavitt was one of the sacrificial ones and apparently did not like this. I don’t have a source for it but I do enjoy the idea that there are some lines that Trump will casually cross that will result in his people stabbing him in the back in kind. Although being at all surprised that Trump would leave anyone and everyone behind to die is really a “no shit” moment. ---
**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2026, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/karoline-leavitt-and-her-successors/1018138/136 "2026-08-13T04:41:05Z")
> [@DWMarch](#): > > Although being at all surprised that Trump would leave anyone and everyone behind to die is really a “no shit” moment. As one wise man said… [![](https://media.tenor.com/_26z5jgyhDMAAAAC/brian-regan-derp.gif) ](https://media.tenor.com/_26z5jgyhDMAAAAC/brian-regan-derp.gif) ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2026, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/karoline-leavitt-and-her-successors/1018138/137 "2026-08-13T05:42:59Z")
What I just deleted was even too hateful for The Pit. ---
**Author:** ![Locrian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/locrian/32/14146_2.png) [@Locrian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Locrian)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2026, 7:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/karoline-leavitt-and-her-successors/1018138/138 "2026-08-13T07:51:58Z")
Didn’t Karoline just have a baby?? I can see why she might be pissed being left on the threatened plane as mother of an infant, but not seeing something like that coming is pretty idiotic if true. ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2026, 9:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/karoline-leavitt-and-her-successors/1018138/139 "2026-08-13T09:22:51Z")
> [@DWMarch](#): > > I have seen speculation from MSNOW talking heads to the effect that she left because of Trump’s plane switch. While some of Trump’s lackeys (including “human printer” Natalie Harp) got to ride in the “safe” plane, Leavitt was one of the sacrificial ones and apparently did not like this. My speculation is that this was likely the metaphorical “last straw”. It can’t be easy being a spokesperson for a hateful, abrasive lunatic who contradicts even himself from one moment to the next. I think Leavitt is a horrible person but I can sympathize with the stress of having to face journalists demanding rational explanations for the irrational actions of a demented lunatic. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2026, 10:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/karoline-leavitt-and-her-successors/1018138/140 "2026-08-13T10:46:53Z")
> [@DWMarch](#): > > I have seen speculation from MSNOW talking heads to the effect that she left because of Trump’s plane switch. While some of Trump’s lackeys (including “human printer” Natalie Harp) got to ride in the “safe” plane, Leavitt was one of the sacrificial ones and apparently did not like this. “B-b-b-but I thought he wuved me and I was his favorite…” 😭 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/karoline-leavitt-and-her-successors/1018138.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/karoline-leavitt-and-her-successors/1018138.md?page=8)