Leavitt’s Comment Sparks Questions Around Trump’s Defense

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The messaging out of the #WhiteHouse is officially in a tailspin. In a stunning briefing room admission, Press Secretary #KarolineLeavitt confirmed that President #DonaldTrump was the one who "floated" the idea of renaming New York’s Penn Station to "Trump Station" during a closed-door meeting with #ChuckSchumer. This directly contradicts the President’s own denial from February 6, where he insisted to reporters on Air Force One that the name change was actually Schumer’s idea as part of a "deal."  This #BreakingNews report analyzes the #Inquisitr breakdown of the "Trump Station" vs. "Penn Station" saga, the $16 billion #GatewayTunnel funding freeze, and why #ChuckSchumer is labeling the President’s version an "absolute lie." We explore the #Signalgate leaks regarding the President's obsession with his naming legacy—including the controversial move to add "Trump" to the #KennedyCenter—and how this latest messaging clash is impacting the #2026Midterms strategy in New York and New Jersey. We dive into the #SocialMediaReaction and why critics say Leavitt just handed the Democrats a major campaign gift.  #DonaldTrump #KarolineLeavitt #PennStation #TrumpStation #BreakingNews #TrumpNews #ChuckSchumer #WhiteHouse #USPolitics #GOP #Democrats #Inquisitr #NewsUpdate #WashingtonDC #GatewayTunnel #Infrastructure #Trump2026 #2026Midterms #Signalgate #TruthSocial #MAHA #TrendingNow #InsideTheWhiteHouse #MessagingClash #NYNews #PoliticalScandal #NewsAnalysis

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00:00White House Press Secretary Caroline Leavitt said Wednesday that posts appearing on President

00:04Donald Trump's Truth Social account should be treated as official statements of administration

00:08policy, prompting renewed scrutiny over content previously shared on the platform.

00:12Leavitt made the remarks when asked about a recent Truth Social post criticizing Britain's

00:16proposal to transfer sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius while securing a 99-year

00:20lease to maintain a joint UK-US military base on Diego Garcia. The Chagos Islands form part of the

00:26British Indian Ocean Territory, and Diego Garcia hosts a strategically significant military

00:31installation used by both governments. The post should be taken as the policy of the Trump

00:35administration, Leavitt said. It's coming straight from the horse's mouth. When you see it on Truth

00:39Social, you know it's directly from President Trump. She described that direct communication

00:44as a defining feature of the administration and characterized it as a sign of transparency.

00:48Her statement follows a separate controversy earlier this month involving a video shared

00:52on Trump's Truth Social account. The video depicted former President Barack Obama and former

00:56First Lady Michelle Obama as a chimpanzee and a gorilla. The imagery was widely condemned by

01:01lawmakers from both parties and civil rights advocates. The video was later deleted from

01:05the account. Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One on February 6th, Trump said he was not

01:09responsible for the video's content. I didn't do it, by the way, he said. This was done by somebody

01:13else. He stated that he had viewed a portion of the video, which he said concerned what he described

01:17as fraudulent elections, and then shared it without seeing the segment that included the depictions

01:22of the Obamas. I guess probably nobody reviewed the end of it, Trump said. Somebody slipped and

01:26missed a very small part. The remarks drew attention because Leavitt's assertion that posts on Truth

01:31Social represent direct statements from the president contrasts with Trump's claim that the

01:35controversial video was posted by someone else. The White House has not announced any internal

01:39review regarding the incident. The episode has added to ongoing debate over the role of social media

01:44in presidential communication and the extent to which posts made on official accounts reflect

01:48formal policy, the positions of the administration. Drop your thoughts in the comments and don't

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