Donald Trump is facing backlash once again—this time for comments he made about Karoline Leavitt.
In recent weeks, the president has drawn criticism for a series of disparaging remarks directed at women. Just last month, he made headlines after calling Bloomberg reporter Catherine Lucey “piggy” during a tense exchange. Only weeks later, he referred to another female journalist as “nasty” and “stupid.”
Now, Karoline Leavitt, the White House press secretary, has become the latest target—this time over comments about her appearance. Although Trump’s remarks were framed as compliments, many believe they were still inappropriate and unnecessary.
While speaking to supporters in Mount Pocono, Pennsylvania, on Tuesday (December 9), Trump pointed out that his 28-year-old press secretary was present, prompting further criticism about the nature of his comments.
“We even brought our superstar today, Karoline,” he told the crowd, adding: “Isn’t Karoline great?”
According to The Sun, Trump continued, “You know, when she goes on television, Fox, like I mean, they dominate, they dominate when she gets up there with that beautiful face and those lips that don’t stop-op-op-op, like a little machine gun.”
He proceeded to link her on-air confidence with the fact that the Trump administration ‘have the right policy’.
Trump’s ramblings continued: “We don’t have men in women’s sports… we don’t have to sell transgender to everybody, we don’t have to sell open borders where the world is allowed to come into our country from prisons and everywhere else – so she’s got a little bit [of an] easier job.”
People have since reacted to the president’s comments about Leavitt and they’re far from happy.
🚨BREAKING: Trump points out Karoline Leavitt's beautiful face and her lips “that don't stop pappaap paapaaap paaap like a machine gun.”
Trump is a disgusting fool. pic.twitter.com/ah4N5xxtv4
— CALL TO ACTIVISM (@CalltoActivism) December 10, 2025
“Trump is a disgusting fool,” somebody said of Trump. Another person raged: “Trump reducing a woman to her looks and the sound of her lips is grotesque, juvenile, and horrifyingly predictable.”
“Gross. I’d be mortified if my boss spoke about me like that,” said someone else on Twitter.
“He certainly doesn’t hide what he thinks of females. Any age,” added another.
Leavitt is yet to directly address Trump’s remarks but appears to be unfazed by it all having shared multiple posts about Tuesday’s event on Twitter.
Though Leavitt hasn’t addressed this, one thing she has spoken about recently is her age-gap relationship and not being able to find a man ‘her own age’. Her husband is 32 years her senior.
Appearing on Pod Force One with Miranda Devine, Leavitt was asked: “Could you not find boys your own age who were as mature?”
Leavitt replied: “Honestly, no, if you want to know the truth.”
