Karoline Leavitt Thinks We’re All Idiots

well, if you tend to listen to anything Leavitt says thinking there's a shred of fact or truth to it, ya, you're an idiot 🤷🏻‍♂️

She is only speaking to the 36 or so percent of Americans who are still behind Trump - and yes, they are all mostly idiots. So she is not wrong.

She is the yank version of Baghdad Bob.

Her press conferences follow s pattern: Come out really strong for whatever position the White House has at that time. Establish of press will be combative or appropriate for the day. If combative, every question that doesn't relate to the opening monologue, will be met with an accusation about how THE REAL ISSUES, THE REAL ISSUES are mostly immigrants and the crimes they committed in blue states. Repeat Repeat Repeat

No, she doesn't. Not really. What people don't understand is that to a fascist, lying is not an act of deception; it is an act of dominance. They know that you know they're lying. They don't care. It's like in Russia, when you hear about someone with two bullets in the back of the head where it's ruled a suicide. It's tempting to ask "Who do they think they're fooling?" but the answer is, they know they're not *fooling* anyone. They're just daring anyone to step up and call them a liar. The feigned acceptance of a shared fiction becomes a loyalty ritual, a way of communicating your readiness to abandon your own perception of reality and thus, your own will. Those who refuse to do so are marked as enemies and subjected to whatever punishment they feel they can get away with.

Everyone in this administration thinks that they are the smartest people in the world.

The administration thinks Americans are idiots because they have proven that they are. They voted trump again even after jan 6 and MAGA swallows every dumb lie with glee. The world watches in Horror how incredibly idiotic Americans are. Leavitt and all the other awful people are very good in pointing out what a bunch of idiots there are in the US.

I don't think she actually cares. She communicates only what is considered mandatory, and only the bare minimum, so she can plausibly deny withholding information or lying. I think she performs her responsibilities cynically, to the best of her ability, because she had the opportunity to take a somewhat exclusive and unique job. I think her performance is cynical because i) she doesn't indicate that she thinks her job actually has any value or is necessary. And ii) she is blatant in her anti-democratic and authoritarian beliefs. Those beliefs and values are inherently antithetical to the functioning of her job. In other words, she doesn't care but took a glitzy job. She also doesn't care or is unaware of the irony of her being selected for the job in the first place. She is unqualified in every way, and it's only emphasized by her own performance in the job. But she's perfect for the Trump admin's purposes.

1/3 of your country voted for trump, 3 times. Can you blame her?

No, she knows we are idiots. That's why the electoral and popular vote gave Donald the nuclear codes.

*"As democracy is perfected, the office of president represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron."* H.L. Mencken, On Politics: A Carnival of Buncombe (1956)

Being the press secretary right now basically just requires you to completely detach from reality and treat the american public like actual toddlers dude. the sheer amount of mental gymnastics she has to perform every single day without breaking character is wild tbh.

Starting to agree with her. We’re just sitting here watching our country burn down.

Well, the world is waiting for any American to prove her wrong. Americans voted for that mess because eggs were expensive. Let that sink in. That's not a smart person's move.

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No, she doesn’t think about us at all. She’s performing for an audience of one.

it's literally just their entire strategy at this point tbh. just stand at the podium, gaslight the entire country in broad daylight, and bank on the fact that their base won't actually fact-check a single word they say ngl.

Around 35% of Americans are indeed idiots

An office full of morons

To be fair, Trump supporters are idiots.

Everyone sees the world as a reflection of themselves. Kind people see kindness when they look at others, good people see acts of goodness in the world, intelligent people notice intelligence. And liars are certain everyone's lying to them, thieves think everyone's out to steal what they have, stupid people believe no-one's smarter than they are.

The feeling is mutual

She is 27 and married to a 60 yr old. Not quite sure her thinking is all that clear to begin with.

Is there any real reason to think she’s wrong? We weren’t smart enough to keep Trump and all his sycophants out of power in the first place. It’s on us.

I think she’s an idiot. Every time I see her on television I think here come more lies.

She's about 30% accurate. Kinda impressive for her.

They dont think people are idiots. They have realized they can say and do whatever they want and no one will stop them. The give zero fucks and just say whatever they want. Let's be honest, if they came out tomorrow and said "we bombed Iran because it sounded like fun", who would put a stop to it? Not one thing has happened to anyone after that fraction of the epstein files were released, he is blatantly making money hand over fist from rigging the stock market, he invaded Venezuela for their oil and then kept the proceeds from selling their oil, and he has obviously lost his mind. If Biden closed his eyes or fumbled his words a little, they called for him to be impeached.

And I think she has fetal alcohol syndrome.

No, the thinks the base that she's actually talking to are idiots and cultists. And she's right.

I mean, she's not wrong to think that way... the US population did elect Trump into office twice... so yeah, she has a right to think US citizens are gullible idiots.

I don’t understand why there aren’t a couple reporters in the room that just straight up call out her gaslighting bullshit and walk out mid briefing on live TV. I think she would falter/crack if that were to happen. Sure someone loses their WH privileges but that’s why you pick the reporter from Horse and Hound as the “sacrifice”

Many of us are

well - we, collectively speaking, elected them...thus we, collectively speaking, *are* idiots.

I mean, maybe not all, but, y'know...

I have serious words about the type of person who dates someone 40 years their elder and they're much worse than 'idiot'.

She’s right about 77 million of them.

The don't need all of us to be idiots, just enough of their base to keep Republicans in Congress loyal.

She's almost as creepy as Erika Kirk lol

The reasonable Americans know for a fact that Leavitt is a F****** Liar and a Traitor. That’s from a huge population of the country. They

Fair assumption, that's how she got where she is.

yeah well, Leavitt use to get trains run on her in high school. 🤷

she’s right

Frankly ? They don't \*think\* half your population are idiot. They \*know\* half your population are idiot which will vote for republican no matter the lies , because not doing it would otherwise vote for democrat or let democrat wins.

Correction - Karoline Leavitt thinks 50% of Americans are idiots and she’s right. They’ll believe anything she says

I mean, she's an idiot, so that checks out.

I don't think MAGAts truly think we are all idiots.... rather they are WAY smarter

It’s like the kid with a 50 IQ calling the class stupid.

She doesn’t think we are all idiots. Shes knows theres enough idiots out there that that those who are not idiots don’t matter

We are.

The fact that Trump got reelected is proof of that; the fact that he hasn't been impeached this term and has total immunity is proof again.

Bro, she's from New Hampshire. Have you ever met someone from New Hampshire? There's a reason nobody gives a shit what people from New Hampshire think about anything.

Correction, she thinks her MAGA followers are idiots. Her conferences and statements are not for anyone else but her followers.

When does she go back in the kitchen, Republicans?

No, she just realizes that public opinion doesn’t matter anymore in the least and that this “administration” is going to do whatever it wants no matter what you think, so why shouldn’t she just bullshit her way through a press conference? 🤷‍♂️

I’m not so sure she thinks we’re idiots… the idiot is right there. It all makes sense in that small, twisted mind.

We are. We elected these people. We're not getting rid of them.

Peak Dunning Kruger

You are. You voted for him twice. Americans being idiots is an unpleasant truth, truth a truth no less.

We are slow minded people. Elected an evil regime twice . Allowed to be conned by false headlines of hope by the other side . When will the population becomes weary and tired of this destructive story and stop talking and start showing up to make real changes. 🇺🇸 is losing its leadership , credibility , and any integrity left for the rest of the world to believe that they can gang up together to squeeze out any life left in this great country.

I’ve been saying this for years. We’re clearly idiots, that’s how republicans win elections.

You guys voted for Trump so she’s not wrong

She thinks the MAGA base is, and she’s right. She doesn’t care about the people who have the sense to already know and hate the fascist regime.

You guys voted this in, so yes, the majority is…

that's because the country elected trump twice, and the second time around gave him the popular vote as well as the house and senate. so yeah, she's not wrong in thinking that.

Of course she does.

I mean ...look who she works for. We voted for him. A good portion of people she is talking to are idiots.

Ah yes, the classic "we're all idiots" approach perfect for the politician handbook! 🙄

Jokes on her, I know I’m an idiot

She’s like the emperor from the emperor’s new clothes, except she actually thinks she’s wearing clothes and goes out of her way to be patronizing, condescending, and cruel to anyone who would suggest they can totally see her nips. And the weirdest part is that she’s the one who’s naked and crazy, and we still engage with her or about her only because she’s the talking head for and even crazier, naked-er emperor.

I mean, most of humanity is, or we wouldn't even be in this situation now.

lying barbie

TBH, idiocy is all she has ever known.

I miss Jen Psaki

Karoline Leavitt is the Press Secretary of a SECOND Trump Presidency. What evidence do you have that the country she is talking isn’t made up of idiots?

I mean, at least half the country are idiots who voted for this, and the other half are lazy complacent fools who are letting their country burn… so I’d call them idiots as well. So all in all, she’s right.

Well, her husband is going to be in diapers when their kids graduate high school. It just shows a running theme with all of this administration: lack of future planning. But we are the idiots.

I mean, we are in this position because a lot of idiots voted for this or decided not to vote at all. So yes, her audience are idiots.

Yes, she does, but she structures her answers for sound bites not coherency. That way Fox can easily craft them into propaganda.

Thats ok, we all think she is an idiot, so the feeling is mutual

She could have a convincing rant on why human shit actually is an excellent ingredient in a meal

Nah she knows. She is just an amazing liar. Some say the greatest to ever live.

She doesn't think we're idiots that believe her. The administration knows full well we don't believe them--they're rubbing it in our faces that they're lying and daring us to do something about it

She's The biggest one

It's like, the stupider and less plausible the thing she's saying is, the louder she has to say it, to compensate. If Iran goes on much louder, she's just going to be screaming at us.

Yep, she does. The entire Maga admin thinks that way.

I mean, she's not wrong, idiots are the reason she has a job.they voted in this con man.

The entire Republican Party thinks that we are all stupid. 

Well, us idiots thinks she’s a kundt.

39% of us are.

Suggesting that she thinks at all is quite the leap

Every accusation is a confession

I mean... Trump won the popular vote. After already having shown his true colors during his first term. Now I wouldn't say all, but perhaps the majority of the actively voting US electorate?

I mean Americans elected a convicted criminal into the White House so you can’t really blame her if she thinks that.

Takes one to know one!

Well there are 77 million idiots among us And millions more idiots that were apathetic about voting or trying to teach us a lesson over Gaza

And at least 30% of us are ok with that

She wouldnt have a job if we weren't.

We are, we swallow everything our administration shoots at us.

What's idiotic is that the media goes along with it and peddles it. But, that's become yet another failed institution in this country. Or glaringly corrupt, which is one in the same given the ratings for CBS and CNN.

That’s interesting, because I think *she’s* an idiot.

I think it's interesting to watch her breathe. Every time a reporter asked a question she has to breathe deeply to prepare for the lie. Like stretching before a workout. She has to manage so much dishonestly and sling so much deflection that it's a physical lift for her. It's like watching a spelling bee contestant who's never heard of the word they've been given.

She’s not wrong.

Well, she's not wrong Wait what 

Well, she's half right

That’s okay, I think she’s a troglodyte soooo

No she doesn’t. She just knows there are zero repercussions for her class.

About 36% of us are

At this point i think she only feels that way about republicans, like theyre clearly the people she thinks will believe here.

Most of us are all idiots, and the rest are even dumber than that.

Shes right.

Tbf we haven’t proved her wrong yet

She’s not entirely wrong though, is she?

Joke’s on her…

She hopes everybody is an idiot. Makes her job easier.

Well, judging by the last election she does have a better than even chance of being right.

Yes we are,, to continue to put up with there bullsh'z.

At least half the country is

She doesn't believe the shit she says

It's cute that people think that... thing... is capable of thought.

She may be right regarding MAGA

Ditto

Jokes on her

Yeah well I think she is a dumb a******. So we're even.

I mean 77 million of you voted for this so uh...Yeah.

Irony indeed.

Well I think she has lip-filler induced encephalopathy.

Isn’t her name spelled Karolying?

Dunning-Kruger effect in full force right there.

It's not about getting people to believe what is being said. It's about getting people to give up on the idea that the truth will ever be available or acknowledged. It's about cultivating cynicism and despondency so people feel powerless to oppose the madness.

Tbh most people are idiots many just don’t have the capacity to accept it (yes including me, i’m an idiot)

Let’s not forget that….. “If there's something wrong with the b****, there'll be something wrong with the pup” -Marge

America has a an average reading and comprehension level of sixth grade. She's making a solid bet.