White House- It was bound to happen. CNN got put through the meat grinder at this afternoon’s press briefing. It’s not the first, nor will it be the last time a reporter from this outlet is taken behind the barn. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt detailed the administration’s success at the southern border and the economy, specifically the reduction in inflation and energy costs.
Collins tried to grill Ms. Leavitt, and it did not go well:
🔥POW POW — @PressSec ROCKS Kaitlan Collins for FAILING to grill Biden's Press Secretaries about his failed economy.
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"NOBODY reported [inflation] being high under Biden...My predecessor stood up at this podium and said inflation doesn’t exist! She said the border was secure!… pic.twitter.com/MQAAcAalJE
LEAVITT: So again, in ten months, the president has clawed us out of this hole. He’s kept it low at 2.5%. And we believe that number is going to continue to decline, especially as energy and oil prices continue to decline as well.
COLLINS: It wasn’t high under Biden. They’re just saying it’s not.
LEAVITT: Nobody reported on it being high under Biden. My predecessor was standing at this podium, but now you want to ask me a lot of questions about it, which I’m happy to answer. But I will just add, there’s a lot more scrutiny on this issue from this press corps than there was.”
COLLINS: Because the president has said it’s virtually nonexistent.
LEAVITT: Well, and the previous administration said that too. My predecessor, stood up at this podium and she said inflation doesn’t exist.”“She said the border was secure and people like you just took her at her word. And those were two utter lies.”“Everything I’m telling you is the truth, backed by real factual data. And you just don’t want to report on it because you want to push untrue narratives about the president.
Leavitt also cooked Democrats for pushing health care bills that are doomed to failure so that he could have more talking point material for the fake news press. Congress is dealing with the looming issue of expiring Obamacare subsidies. The Senate voted on a measure today, which failed on a party-line vote.
🚨@PressSec is PUMMELING Dems today
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"Chuck Schumer is putting up a POLITICAL show vote! He's NOT sincerely interested in lowering healthcare costs for the American people. He’s putting a vote on the floor, KNOWING it'll fail, so he can have another talking point to throw around" pic.twitter.com/UTuBVRmRti
🚨@PressSec has to remind the fake news WHY ObamaCare subsidies are expiring:
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DEMS wrote ObamaCare
DEMS passed it without a single GOP vote
DEMS ballooned it with EXPENSIVE Covid subsidies
DEMS DISTORTED health insurance markets
DEMS doubled down & set an expiration date for '25… pic.twitter.com/OlFJlyXyeC
Now, it wasn’t all fisticuffs with CNN. Leavitt mentioned that inflation has fallen by 2.7 percentage points, down from 9 percent under Biden. Wages are on the rise, with the average American worker expected to see a $1,200 increase. It was down $3,000 under Biden, whose administration also created 1,000,000 phantom jobs.
Thanks to the big, beautiful bill, tax refunds are to increase by one-third, an additional $1,000 per filer. No tax on tips, overtime, or social security benefits is now in effect. Regarding energy, gas is under $3 in 37 states, under $2.75 in 22 states, and under $2 in five states.
⛽️POTUS UNLEASHES AMERICAN ENERGY!
— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) December 11, 2025
Gas Prices are:
BELOW $3/Gal in 37 states
BELOW $2.75/Gal in 22 states
BELOW $2.50/Gal in 5 States.
(Newscums California not included)@PressSec: "Americans can expect prices to fall even FURTHER!" pic.twitter.com/D8kA3HC92H
BIDEN = Inflation 9%
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POTUS = Inflation down to a 2.7% avg
BIDEN = Real Wages DECLINED by $3,000
POTUS = Real Wages to INCREASE $1,200
"There's much work to do, but this has already been significant progress." — @PressSec pic.twitter.com/caGuorwHsp
🚨2026 TAX REFUNDS@PressSec: "When Americans file their taxes early next year, their refunds could be about 1/3 larger than usual or roughly an extra $1,000 per filer.
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Money STRAIGHT back into the pockets of Americans.
It’s ONLY because of POTUS & GOP leadership that… pic.twitter.com/WX0Z39AaLg
We also have the most secure border in our nation’s history. The Trump White House touted the lightning speed at which this was accomplished. For the seventh straight month, no illegals were released into the United States.
.@PressSec: "The latest preliminary numbers released from the month of November show we have the most secure border in our nation’s history... November encounters came in even LOWER than the previous historic low in October." 🔥 pic.twitter.com/TQPMc5IgJP
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Regarding the looming departure of Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, Ms. Leavitt said that she knows everyone wants confirmation regarding the rumors surrounding Kevin Hassett (please, let it be him). She urged people to hold off and be wary of anonymous sources until the president makes his decision.
In the Abrego Garcia case, where a federal judge ordered his release from ICE custody today, the Trump administration plans to fight again.
🚨@PressSec warns Dems will RE-WRECK the economy if given power in '26.
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"Democrats don’t have a SINGLE clue about how to make America more affordable. They spent the last 4 YEARS creating the very affordability crisis that POTUS is fixing...The Democrats will implement those… pic.twitter.com/zhmcQZcwak
🚨 CNBC: September trade deficit comes in better than expected
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) December 11, 2025
"-$52 billion would be the lightest going back to... WOW we're really going back!... We're all the way back to June of 2020!" https://t.co/opzmTSCAIk pic.twitter.com/NnU6kQHtCb
.@PressSec on the war in Ukraine: "@POTUS is extremely frustrated with both sides of this war... he doesn't want any more talk — he wants action. He wants this war to come to an end." pic.twitter.com/j1pI7faxil
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) December 11, 2025
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