Leavitt: It’s “Fraud” To Be Against Trump’s Policies

The New Republic reports:

During a press hearing on Wednesday, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt waved around screenshots of “contracts upon contracts” that she claimed DOGE had “found” in the government. But as she ran through a list of the financial arrangements—some of which had to do with DEI efforts from previous administrations—it became clear that the DOGE-targeted contracts didn’t constitute fraud but instead were simply “against the president’s policies and his America-first agenda.”

“Are all those things you just mentioned fraud? Or are they just contrary to the president;s policies?” pressed CBS News senior White House reporter Jennifer Jacobs. “I would argue that all of these things are fraudulent,” Leavitt responded. “They are wasteful, and they are an abuse of the American taxpayer’s dollar. This is not what the government should be spending money on. They are contrary to the president’s priorities and agenda.”

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Pressed to provide evidence of fraud that Musk has discovered, Leavitt waves around “screenshots of contracts” that go “against the president’s policies” (going against Trump’s policies is not fraud)

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— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) February 12, 2025 at 1:33 PM

JACOBS: Are all those things you just mentioned fraud? Or all they just contrary to the president’s policies?

LEAVITT: I would argue that all of these things are fraudulent.

(They are not fraudulent.)

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— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) February 12, 2025 at 1:35 PM