Trump White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt drew fierce blowback on Thursday for what was slammed as an “insane” and “vile” hot take on the Democratic Party.
Leavitt was asked on Fox News for the White House’s reaction to New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani’s (D) refusal to say whether he thinks Hamas should disarm in Gaza.
She spun her answer into a wider attack on Democrats, claiming the interview proved the party’s “main constituency are made up of Hamas terrorists, illegal aliens and violent criminals.”
“That is who the Democrat Party is catering to,” she added. “Not the Trump administration and not the White House and not the Republican Party, who is standing up for law-abiding Americans, not just across the country but around the world.”
Critics slammed Leavitt’s comments as divisive rhetoric, “incredibly dangerous” and “sick” and called for her to resign.
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) responded on X, formerly Twitter: “Most Republicans are good people. Most Democrats are good people. The White House says outrageous things to make you hate your neighbor. Your neighbor isn’t the problem. The White House is.”
Many others agreed: