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Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt waddled to the podium and said the quiet parts with her outside voice. She previewed President Trump’s week: a big autism announcement, a victory lap at the United Nations, a pile of leader playdates, and even a trip to Long Island for the Ryder Cup—because apparently we do foreign policy and fairways now.
Karoline teased today’s health event like it was a new flavor of applesauce, promising “a major announcement focused on the childhood autism epidemic.” She said it’ll show the administration is “embracing full transparency in government, and championing gold standard science.” Reporters asked if this meant new data on acetaminophen. She refused to spill more Cheerios before snack time, but added the team is “paying attention to studies and the gold standard of science and research that many in this city for far too long have turned a blind eye to.”
On foreign stuff, the president heads to New York for UN week, with speeches about “the renewal of American strength,” meetings with Ukraine, Argentina, the EU, and a huddle with a whole playgroup of Middle East countries. Karoline said he’ll also talk about “how globalist institutions have significantly decayed the world order,” and share a simple plan to fix it—like tidying the toy bin, but with countries.
Then came economy brag time. Karoline said mortgage rates are down and “for new home buyers, this represents a $250 decline in your monthly mortgage payment, or nearly $3,000 a year.” Gas prices? Down. Car costs? Down. Wages? Up. Retail sales? Up. Stock market? Also up, with “the S&P 500… up nearly 15% and the NASDAQ… up more than 21% since election day.” She called the investment pipeline “nearly $9 trillion dollars” and said it could reach $15 trillion soon. That’s a lot of blocks.
She praised the president for keeping the Ryder Cup on schedule after an executive order to stop a rail strike, quoting golfer Bryson DeChambeau: “When the possibility of a strike threatened to disrupt transportation and attendance, President Trump stepped up and took the action needed to protect this worldclass competition.”
The room got very quiet when Karoline addressed the assassination of Charlie Kirk. She praised the nationwide response and quoted the president’s theme of courage: “We have to keep fighting. We have to keep speaking up. We have to keep speaking our mind.” She scolded House Democrats who voted against a condemnation resolution, calling it “a simple gesture of human decency.”
On Antifa, she said the president will move fast: “Antifa is going to be designated a domestic terrorist organization. The president intends to sign that executive order very soon, as soon as it's drafted, as soon as today later this afternoon.” She read a list of violent incidents she attributed to Antifa-linked actors and said the administration will “look at who is funding Antifa.”
Reporters pressed on confusion for pregnant women if the autism talk touches medication. Karoline snapped on the bib: women have been confused for years, and before anyone “jumps to conclusions,” she urged “critical thinking skills and… open ears.”
On the Department of Justice, Karoline argued the White House wants accountability, not revenge, quoting a past Trump visit: “I demand a full and complete accountability for wrongs and abuses that have occurred.” When asked about targets like Letitia James, she said the president “has every right to express how he feels” and called her past actions lawfare.
We also got a TikTok update: a deal where US investors hold the majority; a US-based, Oracle-guarded data setup; and a retrained algorithm run in America. Karoline said this could help small businesses and “generate as much as $178 billion dollars in economic activity within the US over the next four years.” Interoperability stays, so American babies can still watch French babies dance.
On Russia and nukes, she said the president will speak later but “it sounds pretty good.” On countries recognizing a Palestinian state, she said Trump disagrees, thinks it won’t free hostages or end the war, and “believes it's a reward to Hamas.”
There were questions on transgender violence, sanctuary city officials, government funding, Venezuela, and even whether to create a Charlie Kirk national holiday. Karoline kept the pacifier in: lots of “we’ll see,” plenty of “we’re looking into it,” and constant reminders that the president likes clean budgets, secure borders, and golf.
Both Sides’ Reaction
Babies who clapped:
These babies heard a tidy story: tough on violence, tough on Antifa, and tough on data storage. They like the promise to “designate” and “hold accountable,” because it sounds like fewer toys thrown in the crib. Economic bragging and stock charts make them feel like their piggy banks are getting heavier. The TikTok plan sounds like snack time for creators without Beijing stealing the cookies. They think the autism push means someone finally checking the labels and reading the studies out loud.
Babies who threw their blocks:
These babies worry the autism talk could spread confusion before peer-reviewed pudding is ready. They fear labeling Antifa a terrorist group could turn into a big, blurry net that catches protesters along with rock-throwers. The DOJ “accountability” language feels like payback with extra nap deprivation. On foreign policy, they hear big chest thumps and worry about splinters in the sandbox. And the economic sunshine? They want to see the receipt—median budgets, not market tickers.
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