'Clueless pundits on television': Karoline Leavitt torches experts who gave their verdict 'Putin won, Trump lost'
White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt launched a blistering attack on all naysayers who denounced President Donald Trump's Alaska meeting with Russian presidnet Vladimir Putin even before it was held, as they said Trump should not have invited Putin to the US.
"The so-called experts in the foreign policy establishment, whose record is nothing but endless wars, trillions of wasted taxpayer dollars, and dead Americans, have the nerve to try and lecture President Trump, who has solved 7 global conflicts in seven months - about peace," Leavitt said.
Vice President JD Vance praised how Karoline Leavitt shut down all the negative rumblings in her press conference. "Karoline Leavitt lighting the American media up for lying about our negotiations with Russia and Ukraine," Vance posted.
"One thing that has absolutely not changed is the media's negative and downright FALSE coverage of President Trump and his foreign policy accomplishments! From the beginning of this entire process, much of the left-wing media has been actively rooting against the President of the United States in the pursuit of peace," the White House spokesperson said in rage.
Leavitt said the media was "aghast" that Trump was going to treat Putin like a world leader.
"Initially, the media ridiculously claimed that President Trump was somehow beholden to Russia for even agreeing to have a face-to-face discussion with President Putin inside of the United States."
"They were aghast that President Trump would treat another world leader like a world leader."
"The media relentlessly attacked President Trump and claimed he suffered a, quote, 'major defeat' for not immediately emerging with a final agreement. Even though he said heading into that meeting, this was a meeting to listen and to understand how to move the ball forward," Leavitt said.
"All weekend following those historic US-Russia bilateral talks, we listened to clueless pundits on television trying but failing to claim that the president had 'failed'," Leavitt said.
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