‘What Does That Even Mean?’: Karoline Leavitt Pressed About Trump’s Ballroom Plan — Invents a Word, Fumbles for an Answer, Then Abruptly Changes Course

‘What Does That Even Mean?’: Karoline Leavitt Pressed About Trump’s Ballroom Plan — Invents a Word, Fumbles for an Answer, Then Abruptly Changes Course

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt found herself cornered at Thursday’s briefing when pressed on whether President Donald Trump has any limits on what he can tear down or destroy — even historic landmarks — without oversight. As the questions mounted, she reached for every possible escape hatch, from citing legal opinions to coining a brand-new construction term, in a scramble that only made things worse. White House Press Secretary Ka…