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Trump makes another controversial remark about Karoline Leavitt and says he'll 'never' replace her: "That face... and those lips, they move like a machine gun!"


Donald Trump has been speaking about his press secretary Karoline Leavitt once again, and this time, he has vowed to ‘never’ replace her.

Of course, because this is Donald Trump, he didn’t just stop there.

Some people have suggested that his approach to praising his secretary is perhaps a little over-effusive.

Donald Trump highly praises his press secretary Karoline Leavitt

Trump, 79, was on board his personal presidential aircraft, Air Force One, giving an interview to journalists when he made the remarks about his 28-year-old employee.

He was supposed to be talking about international matters, but performed a trademark switcheroo - as he often does - to lavish some praise on Leavitt.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt has been praised online. Credit: Andrew Harnik / Getty White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt has been praised online. Credit: Andrew Harnik / Getty

Trump asked the reporters: "How's Karoline doing? Is she doing good?

"Should Karoline be replaced?"

When the gathered pool of reporters said that she should not be replaced, he then went on to assure them that it would ‘never happen’.

When the questioning resumed, Trump decided to continue: "That face... and those lips, they move like a machine gun."

This isn’t the first time Trump has spoken like this

Trump has spoken about Leavitt in these terms before, as you can probably imagine.

Leavitt, who is the youngest press secretary in history, is clearly a favorite topic of his.

Back in August, Trump was speaking to Newsmax and was asked for his opinion on Leavitt.

He said: "She's become a star. It's that face, it's that brain, it's those lips — the way they move, they move like she's a machine gun.”

Then, catching himself on, he added: “Is she in the room?”

 President Donald Trump  White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt. Credit: Anna Moneymaker/Getty President Donald Trump White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt. Credit: Anna Moneymaker/Getty

She was indeed, and Trump continued: “She's a star, and she's great.

“I don't think anybody has ever had a better press secretary than Karoline. She's been amazing.”

Leavitt worked under Trump in 2024 during his run for office, earning the White House gig in January.

However, she had been involved straight out of college, and was hired at the White House Office of Presidential Correspondence in 2019.

Leavitt is married to Nicholas Riccio, a man 32 years older than her, and the pair have one child together.

The pair met at a party in New Hampshire and have been together ever since.

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