Karoline Leavitt

What is circulating

“Leavitt said Trump's tax and spending bill "does not add to the deficit."”

Claimed by Karoline Leavitt · official statement

The facts

PolitiFact rated the claim False. Independent estimates project the bill would raise deficits by roughly $3 trillion to $4 trillion over 10 years, including $3.2 trillion from the Penn Wharton Budget Model and $3.3 trillion from the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. Her $1.6 trillion savings figure counted spending cuts but left out about $3.8 trillion in lost tax revenue.

Fact check: PolitiFact

What is circulating

“White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said: "Tariffs are a tax cut for the American people."”

Claimed by Karoline Leavitt · official statement

The facts

PolitiFact rated the claim False. Surveys of American Economic Association members found 94% to 95% agree that tariffs reduce general economic welfare, because importers and consumers pay them. Federal spending was $6.4 trillion in fiscal 2024 against $3.3 trillion in imports, so even a 100% tariff could not replace income taxes.

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What is circulating

“Leavitt blamed the egg shortage on the "Biden administration and the Department of Agriculture", which she said "directed the mass killing of more than 100 million chickens."”

Claimed by Karoline Leavitt · official statement

The facts

PolitiFact rated the claim Half True. USDA data show about 108 million egg-laying hens died from bird flu or culling since 2022, and retail egg prices rose from $1.60 a dozen in February 2021 to $4.10 in December 2024. But culling infected flocks was also USDA policy during Trump's first term and the 2015 outbreak, so the policy is not specific to Biden.

Fact check: PolitiFact