Karoline Leavitt 'Mini-Trump in heels': The Gen Z press secretary who fires back

At just 27, Karoline Leavitt is the youngest White House press secretary in history—and she replies like a true Gen Z.

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00:00Have you ever paid a tariff because I have think it's insulting that you are trying to test my knowledge of economics

00:06And the the decisions that this president has made I'm now regret giving a question to the Associated Press

00:12They call her mini Trump in heels at 27 Caroline

00:16Levitt is the youngest White House press secretary in history and the highest-ranking Gen Z member of the executive branch

00:22So is President Trump going to send the Statue of Liberty back to France?

00:28Absolutely not and

00:30my advice to that unnamed low-level French politician would be to remind them that it's only because of the United States of

00:38America that the French are not speaking German right now, so they should be very grateful to our great country

00:45Levitt's remarks echoed a sentiment often used to highlight the US military's role in liberating France during World War two in her first

00:52Briefing in January 2025 she said how many have a criminal record versus those who are just in the country illegally all of them because they

00:59Illegally broke our nation's laws after Minnesota Governor Tim Walz celebrated Tesla's dog drop Levitt didn't hold back

01:06I think that's quite sad

01:07But I think Governor Walz unfortunately is living a sad existence after his devastating defeat on November 5th

01:13Levitt started her political career as a presidential writer and assistant press secretary during Trump's first term before serving as

01:21Communications director for Republican Elise Stefanik now as White House press secretary

01:25Levitt is known for her aggressive media strategy

01:28Rapid-fire responses and willingness to engage with both traditional journalists and social media influencers

01:34However, despite being a Gen Z icon for conservatives

01:37She's notably against tick-tock Levitt's personal life has also been under scrutiny

01:43particularly her marriage to real estate developer Nicolas Richieau

01:4632 years her senior the couple who met in 2022 during her congressional campaign married in January 2025 and have a son

01:54Nicolas Robert Richieau born in July 2024

01:58Levitt has called the relationship an atypical love story and acknowledges the public curiosity around it from viral comebacks to political

02:06Hardball Caroline Levitt is making as many headlines as her boss

02:16You