Leavitt criticized The Washington Post for labeling the decrease in fentanyl seizures 'mysterious', asserting that it is a direct result of Trump’s immigration policies.
"It might be an attempt at being clever and funny with local parking rules and I give them credit that it certainly got some people's attention," Allen tells Washingtonian.
Leavitt emphasized that both sides of the conflict have suffered extensively, stating that it is the responsibility of leaders like Putin and Zelensky to negotiate an end to the war.
"A growing list of those firms have caved, like Paul Weiss, Latham & Watkins, and Skadden Arps, offering swift compliance with Trump's decrees and hundreds of millions of dollars of pro bono legal work to appease the president."
Gabrielle Cuccia, the former chief Pentagon correspondent for OAN, asserted the Pentagon has severely restricted media access under Hegseth, stating, 'The real leaks from the Pentagon haven't come from the press, they've come from Hegseth's own team.'
People who are choosing to engage in public service, who have dedicated their lives to public services, fear expressing a political point of view at a town hall because they think the government is going to retaliate against them, he said. That is the blatant subversion of the essence of American democracy.