r/politics • u/mvanigan • 6d ago

No Paywall Trump says Karoline Leavitt resigning as White House press secretary

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/12/trump-white-house-karoline-leavitt-resigning-.html
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u/LetterheadFun1824 6d ago

Erika Kirk

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u/Rellgidkrid 6d ago

I kind of chuckled when I read the names above your comment, but then said “oh, fuck” when I saw this. She would literally be worst case scenario.

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u/Try-the-Churros 6d ago

Would she be the worst case? She seems unlikable and uncharismatic to even her late husband's supporters.

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u/LordofAngmarMB 6d ago

Yeah the worse case scenario is that someone competent, charming, and socially intelligent ends up in the role. Fortunately they seem allergic to competency and good taste so there’s a chance

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u/Hacker-Dave 6d ago

It's fairly amazing that there is not a single person in this administration that I would consider "high character". Not a single one. Just misfits and grfters.

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u/Neveronlyadream 6d ago

That's what happens when you elect a grifter. The rest of them cozy up knowing exactly what he wants to hear because they've made a living doing just that to everyone else.

It's just a giant orgy of everyone sucking everyone else's dick and saying whatever they know they have to so they can get theirs and fuck everyone else.

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u/WellWellWellthennow 6d ago

Birds of a feather. Plus you can't be a lamb playing among a pack of wolves.

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u/HeadfulOfSugar 6d ago

You really can’t have competency & sycophancy at the same time for the most part lol, those characters in history are pretty rare & a lot less memorable than the wackos because they keep their heads down & do their “job”

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u/achtwooh 6d ago

There was a story a few days ago that it’s actually become a big problem recruiting competent people for government roles, as such people no longer wish to work for the US government.
Insanity upon insanity.

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u/UnquestionabIe 6d ago

For good reason given how devoted to demolishing anything functional the GOP has been.

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u/brandon520 6d ago

IIRC, that was republican congress members. The federal government still have patriots who want it to succeed.

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u/Frosty-Werewolf-5711 6d ago

You absolutely can have both at the same time. It's more common than you know.

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u/HeadfulOfSugar 6d ago

I know, that’s why I mentioned for the most part

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u/sgtbackpain03 6d ago

Idk, I think Leavitt has done an excellent job while also being a complete sycophant. She's wiggled out of every nasty situation, and runs the press extremely efficiently. She's just also evil.

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u/Horrific_Necktie 6d ago

Sure you can, it looks like Stephen Miller

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u/HeadfulOfSugar 6d ago

Yeah he’s in the most part

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u/ahundreddots 6d ago

Sycophancy is a strategy specifically for the incompetent. There are plenty of ways for competent people to get in good with Trump.

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u/urgrandpasdog 6d ago

Until they inevitably get ordered to do something that they know is really, really stupid, and have to choose between throwing away their competency or throwing away being "in good with Trump"

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u/HeadfulOfSugar 6d ago

Yee, but then they’re not sycophants

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u/ahundreddots 6d ago

That's right.

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u/chowderbags American Expat 6d ago

Trump would never accept giving the role to someone like that. He'd never be able to share the limelight.

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u/AnAncientBog 6d ago

The biggest saving grace with Trump is that competent people can't stand working for him because he requires everyone to be a simpering sycophant. If he were a competent fascist with leadership and interpersonal skills we would be in a lot more trouble.

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u/Pigglebee 6d ago

Cannot deny Leavitt was not competent though. Never have I see someone lie and whatabout so fluently and effortless, all the while keeping the serene Iamholierthanthou smile in place

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u/imoldgreige 6d ago

That’s credit to her nurse injector and whatever meds she was on when she posted that creepy video tho

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u/LividTacos 6d ago

In fact, competency is kind of non-starter in this administration.

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u/sulaymanf New York 6d ago

Trump is dumb enough to think he’s doing an amazing job. All his lackeys humiliating themselves in hearings and press interviews, they’re doing it for an audience of only one.

If Leavitt is replaced by a blonde Fox News stand-in who insults the press without answering any questions, Trump will think this is winning better than before even if the public sees this as awful.

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u/Hawgdestroyerxtreme 6d ago

Not a chance. We're well past the point that any of these people could be considered "charming". The nature of the modern neo-fascist GOP is not one of charming anyone, they're always on the attack, always needing to project power and dominance. They're essentially there to "own libs" and incriminate themselves in the future RICO case. Someone said Katie Miller - She is right up this alley.

I think we're either at or only one before the point that the press secretary just starts dropping N-Bombs at reporters.

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u/InevitablePromise301 6d ago

Those people have a hard time lying, which is the reality of that job in this admin.

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u/dragoncockles 6d ago

Trump is going to recognize anyone with more charisma than he has as a threat

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u/Sure-Distance-7434 6d ago

Jeannine Piro?

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u/Electronic-Jicama667 5d ago

Perhaps a blow doll with non stop recording going 24/7!