Karoline Leavitt scolds NY Times for ‘unequivocally false’ story

White House Press Secretary Caroline Levitt She rebuked New York Times reporter Katie Rogers on Monday, calling the latest report on President Donald Trump’s resilience “unequivocally false” and noting that former President Biden received more positive coverage from the same reporter.

Last week, Trump objected to a report co-written by Rogers, a Times White House correspondent, Under the title“Shorter days, signs of fatigue: Trump faces the realities of aging in office,” which suggests the 79-year-old is slowing down. Levitt was asked about a new White House website aimed at combating “fake news” during a news conference on Monday and used it as an opportunity to take issue with Rogers’ report.

“I think it fulfills our original promise on Day One to hold the media accountable because, unfortunately, as we deal with this all day, every day here, there are a lot of fake stories that have been written that unfortunately have inaccurate descriptions of the meetings that took place,” Leavitt said.

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White House press secretary Carolyn Levitt rebuked New York Times reporter Katie Rogers on Monday. (Chip Somodevila/Getty Images)

Leavitt thanked journalists who make an effort to get the facts straight, but said she is regularly overshadowed by “fake news” pouring out of the White House.

“I’ll point out a fake news story over the weekend before I leave you all from the New York Times, which took up about a third of the president’s daily calendar and daily schedule and said he was doing less than he did in his first term, or he might not be fit for the job,” Leavitt said.

“This is unequivocally untrue, and it is extremely unfortunate that the story was written by the same outlet and the same reporter who wrote this: ‘Biden in 100% good condition after tripping while boarding Air Force One,’” Leavitt continued, sticking to a story Rogers wrote in 2021.

In fact, Rogers wrote a story titled: “Biden 100% OK after Stumbles Boarding Air Force One,” after the former president stumbled up the stairs to board the plane.

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White House press secretary Carolyn Leavitt suggested that former President Biden received more positive coverage from New York Times reporter Katie Rogers. (Andrew Caballero Reynolds/Getty Images)

“Oh, the same outlet, the same reporter who wrote that President Trump is not fit for this job. Are you kidding me? You see him almost every day. He’s the most accessible president in history. He’s in meetings around the clock,” she said.

“Biden has declared himself healthy and active after his first presidential checkup,” Levitt said, holding up another Times article. “I don’t see headlines like this very often about this president.”

The New York Times defended Rogers and the rest of the White House team in a commentary for Fox News Digital.

“The Times’s White House team, including Katie Rogers, the same reporter Ms. Levitt singled out today, reported without fear or favor across multiple administrations in both parties. Katie’s reporting on President Biden was just as consistent as it was on President Trump, despite cherry-picked headlines trying to prove something that simply wasn’t true,” the spokesperson said.

Times spokesman linked To an article by Rogers titled “Inside Biden’s Protective White House.”

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White House press secretary Carolyn Leavitt paused previous New York Times articles written by Katie Rogers during a press conference on Monday. (Andrew Caballero Reynolds/Getty Images)

Last week, Rogers reported that the Times analyzed Trump’s schedule and found that he has “fewer public events” than during his first term, and suggested that he typically appears between noon and 5 p.m. The report also stated that Trump appeared to fall asleep during his final speech. Oval Office It happened.

Trump tore up the paper for the “hit piece,” touting his 2024 victory and saying he had settled “8 wars” while making the country respected again around the world.

“The failed New York Times creep is back,” he wrote. “I won the 2024 presidential election by a landslide, winning all seven swing states, the popular vote, and the Electoral College by wide margins. I am one [sic] Areas of our nation by 2750 to 550, completely wiped out. I’ve won 8 wars, made 48 new stock market highs, our economy is great, our country is respected again around the world, respected like never before… To do that takes a lot of work and energy, and I’ve never worked so hard in my life. And yet, despite all this, the radical leftist lunatics at the soon-to-be-shuttered New York Times ran an article at me that I might be losing my power, despite facts that show just the opposite.

He also said that Rogers was “ugly inside and out.”

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“There will come a day when I run out of energy,” Trump admitted, “that happens to everyone, but with a perfect physical and comprehensive cognitive testing (recently done), it’s certainly not the case now!”

The Times defended the report and said that Trump’s “slander” did not change anything.

“The Times’s reporting is accurate and based on straight reporting of the facts. Insults and personal insults don’t change that, and our journalists will not hesitate to cover this administration in the face of intimidation tactics like these. Expert, meticulous reporters like Katie Rogers exemplify how independent, free journalism helps the American people better understand their government and its leaders,” a Times spokesperson said. books.

The article has been updated to include commentary from The New York Times.