Politics

Karoline Leavitt to respond to CNN journalists with yo mama jokes

In an interview with Fox News, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt has announced that she will from now on exclusively respond to unfavorable questions with references to journalists’’ mothers. 

Leavitt debuted the strategy in her response to a HuffPost reporter’s question about a proposed summit between President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, but further instances have already appeared. Asked by the Washington Post about the rising price of eggs, for instance, Leavitt responded, “Yo mama so fat, she eats a dozen eggs for breakfast.” Similarly, when asked if she knew the square root of sixteen by an MSNBC reporter, Leavitt responded, “Yo mama so stupid, she thinks roots are square.”

Responses to this strategy have split along party lines. While Democratic politicians have expressed indignation with Leavitt’s remarks, polling by YouGov suggests the strategy appeals to a varied audience, including MAGA voters, Gen Alpha toddlers, and Parry, the talking parrot in the PetSmart in Asheville, North Carolina. 

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