HuffPost Seized on Karoline Leavitt’s Viral ‘Your Mom’ Diss at Reporter — It Paid Off Big

David Gilmour Oct 30th, 2025, 11:06 am

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When White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt tried to own a reporter with a “your mom” diss two weeks ago, his employer, HuffPost, spun the punchline into profit that boosted memberships by 66 percent — in just one day.

The exchange began on Oct. 17 when HuffPost correspondent Shirish Dáte asked who had recommended Budapest as the site for President Donald Trump’s meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin .

“Your mom did,” Leavitt texted back. Minutes later, White House communications director Steven Cheung piled on: “Your mom.”

Shared by Dáte in an article, the insult ricocheted across social

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