Karoline Leavitt cuts short White House briefing after reporter asks about Commerce chief Lutnick's Epstein island admis

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: The Independent

Tuesday 10 February 2026 15:31 EST


White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt on Tuesday abruptly cut short a briefing with reporters after a reporter asked about Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick’s relationship with Jeffrey Epstein.

The question came hours after Lutnick, responding to questions from congressional lawmakers over documents released by the Justice Department, revealed that he misled the public about the extent of his ties to the convicted pedophile sex trafficker, who killed himself in jail while awaiting trial.

Leavitt was roughly 20 minutes into one of her regular briefings with the White House press corps when a reporter asked whether President Donald Trump would stand behind Lutnick, who earlier in the day had admitted to members of the Senate Commerce Committee that he’d visited Epstein’s notorious private island, Little Saint James. She replied that Trump “fully supports” Lutnick and described him as “a very important member of President Trump's team.”

But instead of allowing reporters to probe further into Trump’s views on Lutnick, or ask any other further questions, Leavitt launched into a monologue chastising reporters for not asking about various positive statistics touted by the administration on issues of importance to the president.

Read more: https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/karoline-leavitt-reporter-lutnick-epstein-island-b2917783.html

[bucolic_frolic]

1. There is only one subject. Don't change the subject. Maintain the focus. /nt

[RecoveringJournalist]

17. Collusion

The press pool (at least the legit members) should covertly agree in advance that if anyone asks such a legit question and Leave-it refuses to answer, criticizes, attempts to shift focus or anything else, that the very next person called on asks the same question. Make her uncomfortable. If she ends it, fine. It's not like we're getting any good information anyway.

[Turbineguy]

2. When Karoline Leavitt runs out of lies

the situation is serious.

[Traildogbob]

3. KKKarolyin Leave-it (when ya can't answere)

[AZJonnie]

4. Leavitt gives KA Conway a run for her money when it comes to her ignoble gish-galloping, doesn't she?

It's "funny" that in the very same gathering, she took the opportunity to chastise other people for not cutting ties with Epstein as early as Trump did, but she sure didn't want to talk about one of those very people (who ALSO lied about it), did she now?

[erronis]

7. I don't know. George's ex was a much sharper tool. KKKaroline is really just a script-bunny.

I've been married to someone who was as cultist as the trumpers are - but I got out as the veneer started coming off. I don't know how he put up with KA for as long as he did - good sex?

[berksdem]

5. I love it...

this needs to be asked at every chance. Lutnick is a criminal and need to face the music.

do not let up!

[mahatmakanejeeves]

6. It's on the YouTube for your viewing pleasure, all 23:51 of it.

She's not wearing a cross on a necklace.

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[Grokenstein]

8. One day, king piggy will hurl her under the bus.

Just like he does to everyone.
It will be the ONLY day I want to see her if-a-praying-mantis-disguised-herself-as-human face.

[Cirsium]

9. Stressed out

She isn't looking as chipper and perky nor sounding as glib as she did a short while back.

[BurnDoubt]

10. You know...

You should only ask questions when she knows the answers.
“Moving On…” is NOT an answer.

[BidenRocks]

11. But HIS e mails!

I am insulted that they think we are believing ANY of their bullshit!

Lying to congressional hearings?
Lock him up!
Perv!

[SergeStorms]

12. ..."issues of importance to the pResident."

Obviously the Epstein probe isn't important to him, or any other republican.

And MAGAts were positive tRump would finally get to the bottom of this Epstein thing because of all the Democrats it would name.

OK. Whatever happened to "promises made, promises kept?"

[progressoid]

13. Time to stop having press conferences.

[BumRushDaShow]

15. He eventually did that the last year or so of his first term

after churning through a couple Press Secretaries.

[progressoid]

16. I expect it to happen again.

Once she starts to flail about on a regular basis, she's gone. Or when the they can no longer stop the onslaught of actual questions from what's left of the media.

Frankly, I'm kind of surprised she's still there. But she is very tenacious in her lying.

[BumRushDaShow]

18. During that first term, Spicey last 7 months

Huckleberry Hound made it for 1 1/2 years while eventually having only intermittent briefings, with dozens of days without one in between sudden appearances, then Grisly Grisham came in and had none at all other than reporters running after her and 45 trying to get statements, and she was ditched after 9 months, and finally Craycrayleigh finished them off after somewhat restoring the actual "press briefing" practice since they were having daily COVID briefings to spread lies and misinformation.

So we'll see how long this one lasts.

[Jughead]

14. Resign now

Resign now Karoline or go down with the ship.

[OldBaldy1701E]

19. I cannot wait for the day that woman is held in a interrogation room and questioned about things.

She won't be able to lie or run away. Shew won't be able to hide or scream her way out of it.

Just hours and hours of her being asked about what she knew and why she did not do something about it as a government 'agent'. She won't be able to play her usual games and, if there is a higher power, she will end up a whimpering mass of nothing.

Because she, like the rest of those enablers, deserves no less.