Leavitt brushes off Lutnick–Epstein heat with list of administration wins media ignored before ending briefing
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White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt brushed off a question on Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick's relationship with Jeffrey Epstein during a press briefing Tuesday, before redirecting her response to listing the administration's recent wins and ending the press conference.
"Secretary Lutnick remains a very important member of President Trump's team, and the president fully supports the secretary," Leavitt said Tuesday when asked if President Donald Trump and the White House still support the Commerce chief following his testimony before the Senate Appropriations subcommittee Tuesday.
Leavitt repeatedly was questioned about Epstein during the press conference, including regarding Lutnick saying Tuesday before lawmakers that he visited Epstein's notorious island while on a family vacation in 2012, but that he otherwise had no relationship with the convicted sex offender.
"My wife was with me, as were my four children and nannies," he said Tuesday. "I had another couple with, they were there as well, with their children, and we had lunch on the island — that is true — for an hour."
TRUMP THANKED FLORIDA POLICE FOR EPSTEIN PROBE IN 2000S, FLAGGED ‘EVIL’ GHISLAINE MAXWELL: FBI DOC
He also added: "I did not have any relationship with him. I barely had anything to do with that person, OK?"
Lutnick previously said that he cut off contact with Epstein in 2005, with recent document releases from the Department of Justice's investigations into Epstein showing the pair communicated years later. Democrats and other critics have increasingly called for Lutnick's ouster amid the document release, sparking questions as to whether the administration continues to support the Commerce chief.
EPSTEIN VICTIMS USE SUPER BOWL COMMERCIAL TO PRESSURE PAM BONDI OVER WITHHELD FILES
Leavitt brushed off the media that the administration continues to back Lutnick before launching into a series of wins notched under Trump's watch that the media did not ask about during the press conference — including that the Dow Jones Industrial Average crossing 50,000 points for the first time ever earlier in February.
"I will just point out that there are a lot of wins in the news this week that people in this room have not asked about, because you continue to ask questions about the same subject," Leavitt said. "So let me point them out for you again. On Friday, the Dow shattered 50,000 for the first time ever. This week, the American Society of Plastic Surgeons came out in opposition to gender mutilation surgeries for children. They are the first major medical group to do so." …
Same show, different day.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt brushed off a question on Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick's relationship with Jeffrey Epstein during a press briefing Tuesday, before redirecting her response to listing the administration's recent wins and ending the press conference.
"Secretary Lutnick remains a very important member of President Trump's team, and the president fully supports the secretary," Leavitt said Tuesday when asked if President Donald Trump and the White House still support the Commerce chief following his testimony before the Senate Appropriations subcommittee Tuesday.
Leavitt repeatedly was questioned about Epstein during the press conference, including regarding Lutnick saying Tuesday before lawmakers that he visited Epstein's notorious island while on a family vacation in 2012, but that he otherwise had no relationship with the convicted sex offender.
"My wife was with me, as were my four children and nannies," he said Tuesday. "I had another couple with, they were there as well, with their children, and we had lunch on the island — that is true — for an hour."
TRUMP THANKED FLORIDA POLICE FOR EPSTEIN PROBE IN 2000S, FLAGGED ‘EVIL’ GHISLAINE MAXWELL: FBI DOC
He also added: "I did not have any relationship with him. I barely had anything to do with that person, OK?"
Lutnick previously said that he cut off contact with Epstein in 2005, with recent document releases from the Department of Justice's investigations into Epstein showing the pair communicated years later. Democrats and other critics have increasingly called for Lutnick's ouster amid the document release, sparking questions as to whether the administration continues to support the Commerce chief.
EPSTEIN VICTIMS USE SUPER BOWL COMMERCIAL TO PRESSURE PAM BONDI OVER WITHHELD FILES
Leavitt brushed off the media that the administration continues to back Lutnick before launching into a series of wins notched under Trump's watch that the media did not ask about during the press conference — including that the Dow Jones Industrial Average crossing 50,000 points for the first time ever earlier in February.
"I will just point out that there are a lot of wins in the news this week that people in this room have not asked about, because you continue to ask questions about the same subject," Leavitt said. "So let me point them out for you again. On Friday, the Dow shattered 50,000 for the first time ever. This week, the American Society of Plastic Surgeons came out in opposition to gender mutilation surgeries for children. They are the first major medical group to do so." …
Leavitt brushes off Lutnick–Epstein heat with list of administration wins media ignored before ending briefing
Same show, different day.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt brushed off a question on Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick's relationship with Jeffrey Epstein during a press briefing Tuesday, before redirecting her response to listing the administration's recent wins and ending the press conference.
"Secretary Lutnick remains a very important member of President Trump's team, and the president fully supports the secretary," Leavitt said Tuesday when asked if President Donald Trump and the White House still support the Commerce chief following his testimony before the Senate Appropriations subcommittee Tuesday.
Leavitt repeatedly was questioned about Epstein during the press conference, including regarding Lutnick saying Tuesday before lawmakers that he visited Epstein's notorious island while on a family vacation in 2012, but that he otherwise had no relationship with the convicted sex offender.
"My wife was with me, as were my four children and nannies," he said Tuesday. "I had another couple with, they were there as well, with their children, and we had lunch on the island — that is true — for an hour."
TRUMP THANKED FLORIDA POLICE FOR EPSTEIN PROBE IN 2000S, FLAGGED ‘EVIL’ GHISLAINE MAXWELL: FBI DOC
He also added: "I did not have any relationship with him. I barely had anything to do with that person, OK?"
Lutnick previously said that he cut off contact with Epstein in 2005, with recent document releases from the Department of Justice's investigations into Epstein showing the pair communicated years later. Democrats and other critics have increasingly called for Lutnick's ouster amid the document release, sparking questions as to whether the administration continues to support the Commerce chief.
EPSTEIN VICTIMS USE SUPER BOWL COMMERCIAL TO PRESSURE PAM BONDI OVER WITHHELD FILES
Leavitt brushed off the media that the administration continues to back Lutnick before launching into a series of wins notched under Trump's watch that the media did not ask about during the press conference — including that the Dow Jones Industrial Average crossing 50,000 points for the first time ever earlier in February.
"I will just point out that there are a lot of wins in the news this week that people in this room have not asked about, because you continue to ask questions about the same subject," Leavitt said. "So let me point them out for you again. On Friday, the Dow shattered 50,000 for the first time ever. This week, the American Society of Plastic Surgeons came out in opposition to gender mutilation surgeries for children. They are the first major medical group to do so." …
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