Karoline Leavitt’s press conference in the White House brands back to Trump era media relationships | US policy

Trump White House’s 27-year-old press secretary defended a sudden freezing of federal grants and proclaimed a new era with aggressive immigration enforcement on Tuesday, marking a confrontational return to Trump-Era-Media relationship in the administration’s first official briefing.

Karoline Leavitt, the youngest press secretary in the White House in history, insisted that the controversial financing break, which was set to activate Tuesday night Scam ”initiatives, which she claimed the waste taxpayer’s money.

“The American people gave President Trump an overwhelming mandate on November 5, and he tries to make sure that tax money that goes out the door of this very bankruptcy city is actually in line with the will and priorities of the American people,” Leavitt said .

The federal financing break could affect trillions of dollars in grants and loans that influence everything from school meals for low -income students to the fireplace’s emergency preparedness and programs for homeless veterans, according to internal documents. The Office of Management and Budget has requested details from federal agencies about more than 2,600 programs that could be affected, including the WIC Nutrition program for pregnant women and infants and Medicare registration.

The press secretary claimed that the administration had already blocked “$ 37 million, which was about to go out the door to the World Health Organization” and “$ 50 million.

In immigration, Leavitt celebrated the arrest of more than 1,100 undocumented immigrants in recent operations, according to US immigration and customs enforcement. When she was pressed for reports that almost half had no prior criminal listing, she declared that inland illegally made them “by definition, a criminal”.

She also defended Trump’s executive order trying to end Birth Right Citizenship, despite legal challenges from 22 State Attorney General. “This administration believes that Birth Right Citizenship is constitutional,” Leavitt said, promising to take the fight to the Supreme Court.

Leavitt announced a new cover protocol development and said the White House would open the briefing room for “new media” votes, including influencing social media and independent journalists.

The almost Times long session focused on the administration’s rapid political shifts, leaving a warning for journalists about their coverage.

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“We actually know that there have been lies that have been pushed by many older media in this country about this president about his family, and we will not accept that,” Leavitt said.