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Trump WH has BAD MELTDOWN at Presser over AWFUL NEWS

2025-10-06 News & Politics
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Trump Administration Press Conference Meltdown: Shutdown, City Protests, and Contradictory Claims

Analyze Karoline Leavitt's recent White House briefing where she defended administration actions on the government shutdown, military deployment threats, and financially dubious healthcare promises.

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  • The White House refused to definitively rule out pardoning Ghislaine Maxwell following the Supreme Court's rejection of her appeal.
  • Leavitt defended planned troop deployments by asserting Trump only wants to help local leaders, not take over cities, despite direct quotes suggesting otherwise.
  • The administration blames Democrats entirely for the government shutdown and resulting federal worker layoffs, citing the $37 trillion debt.
  • Leavitt claimed pharmaceutical companies promised unsustainable drug price reductions (up to 1000%), while simultaneously threatening pain if the shutdown continues.

This analysis dissects a fraught White House press briefing where Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt addressed high-stakes national issues. Readers gain insight into the administration's communication strategy regarding legal accountability, federal funding disruptions, and controversial domestic security measures in blue cities.

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on the meltdown that just transpired at the White House during a disastrous press conference on Trump’s shutdown as press secretary Karoline Leavitt made some of the most ludicrous and embarrassing claims yet. Visit https://meidasplus.com for more! MeidasTouch relies on SnapStream to record, watch, monitor, and clip the news. Get a FREE TRIAL of SnapStream by clicking here: https://go.snapstream.com/affiliate/meidastouch/meidasnews?utm_campaign=4490308-affiliate2025&utm_content=customerpartner Support the MeidasTouch Network: https://patreon.com/meidastouch Add the MeidasTouch Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-meidastouch-podcast/id1510240831 Buy MeidasTouch Merch: https://store.meidastouch.com Follow MeidasTouch on Twitter: https://twitter.com/meidastouch Follow MeidasTouch on Facebook: https://facebook.com/meidastouch Follow MeidasTouch on Instagram: https://instagram.com/meidastouch Follow MeidasTouch on TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@meidastouch

Top Comments (10)

@ElizabethSmith-mp7xe 2025-10-06

If we are $30 Trillion in debt, why are we giving $20 Billion to Argentina?

480 30 replies
@MHHBmama 2025-10-06

Portland resident here. I'm so tired of the BS they are saying about our city. Total and complete BS.

449 16 replies
@jillionairess 2025-10-06

Nobody asked for his help. There is no war in Portland or in Chicago or LA or anywhere in Tennessee. The people who live there have told him so. He's a tyrant plain and simple and the people who are working for him will have to answer for this when he's gone.

282 3 replies
@DavidLopez-hk2ur 2025-10-06

Republicans need to wake up; history is watching!

266 2 replies
@Coconut_54 2025-10-06

This woman gets angrier by the day because it gets harder to find new lies to spew every day and she starts to realise nobody believes her bs

259 3 replies
@dianewhalen9721 2025-10-06

Gaslighting every minute she opens her mouth!

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@PattyKalis 2025-10-06

Hold the Line Dems, Hold the Line for the people of this country!

202 3 replies
@nancykoeppen8784 2025-10-06

So sickening to hear these lies by the regime.

200 1 replies
@user-ou4ho3qn 2025-10-06

I live in Portland and there are NO FIRES and NO CHAOS! She is a LIAR!

158 6 replies
@harrynorris 2025-10-06

He had four years in his first term, he had four years while Joe Biden was in office, and a little over 8 months since he's been back in office. The whole time he was saying that he would have a plan better than Obamacare. On the campaign trail this time, he said he had a concept of a plan, but he does not want the United States citizens to have health care. That's the bottom line he does not give a damn.

100 5 replies

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