WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a Newsmax appearance Friday night, President Donald J. Trump offered the nation a reminder that, under his leadership, America has returned to its core values: strength, patriotism, and the public appreciation of conventionally attractive subordinates.
Asked a routine question about campaign messaging, Trump instead turned to White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, 27, to celebrate what he called her “machine gun” mouth—a reference, presumably, to her speaking style.
“It’s that face. It’s that brain. It’s those lips, the way they move. They move like she’s a machine gun,” the 45th and 47th President said, visibly animated by a sense of aesthetic patriotism.
“She’s great. She’s a great person, actually. I don’t think anybody has ever had a better press secretary than Karoline,” he added, confirming what many on the Right have long suspected: that traditional values, in their highest form, can and should be found in the flawless alignment of professional loyalty and symmetrical bone structure.
Leavitt, appointed shortly after Trump’s re-inauguration, has captivated the Republican base not only with her combative podium presence but also with her commitment to reframing geography—recently insisting that the “Gulf of Mexico” be retitled “Gulf of America,” a move hailed by conservative cartographers as “morally clarifying.”
But it is perhaps her more intangible qualities that have cemented her status in MAGA culture. Her marriage to 59-year-old real estate developer Nicholas Riccio just days before Trump’s second inauguration was seen by some as symbolic: a generational union of traditional gender roles, market-based masculinity, and strategic age gaps.
“Karoline represents everything this administration stands for,” one anonymous campaign aide told The Federal Standard. “Poise, patriotism, and the ability to deliver a blistering counterattack while looking like the anchor of a Fox News reboot. She’s basically the American Dream—if the dream were curated by a former Miss Universe judge.”
Indeed, Trump’s remarks have sparked a torrent of support online, with conservative influencers praising Leavitt for “redefining what it means to serve your country,” a phrase which in this context seemed to be about both policy positions and posture.
“She’s not just a communications expert,” said one viral X post from a pro-Trump PAC account. “She is the message.”
Leavitt’s style of aggressive press briefings—peppered with hyper-nationalism, unapologetic confidence, and carefully blown-out hair—has been called “refreshing” by critics of the Biden-era press office, which they viewed as overly focused on “facts.”
The Republican base appears to agree. A new Rasmussen poll shows that 74% of Trump voters believe Leavitt “looks like America,” with 63% saying they would trust her more than the CDC. And in a recent Truth Social post that received over 200,000 likes, Trump reposted an image compilation of Leavitt at the White House podium captioned simply: “Our Voice. Our Vision. Our Vogue.”
The White House declined to comment on the president’s remarks, but several insiders confirmed that Leavitt’s desk has been moved slightly closer to the Oval Office “for efficiency.”
