‘I Wish You Would Report More on It!’ Karoline Leavitt Brawls With Kaitlan Collins Over the Economy

Jennifer Bowers Bahney Dec 11th, 2025, 2:50 pm

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt brawled with CNN’s Kaitlyn Collins Thursday over the affordability crisis and President Donald Trump’s seemingly contradictory statement about Christmas presents.

“If the economy is as strong as the president has said it is, why is he telling parents two weeks before Christmas that they should only buy two or three dolls for their children?” Collins asked.

Leavitt began, “The president is saying, if we want products made in America, made from American small businesses, a large part of the reason the president has effectively implemented tariffs, then we’re going to have better quality p

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