Karoline Leavitt

Oct 23, 2025 White House press briefing — East Wing modernization defense

Under questioning about the July non-interference pledge versus demolition, the briefing holds composure while reframing East Wing teardown as modernization already telegraphed by renderings.

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Official White House YouTube briefing

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• Lead credit: Karoline Leavitt
• Work title: East Wing modernization defense
• Category discipline: Performance
• Program year: 2026
• Evidence: public YouTube record with start-time deep link
• YouTube lLRc5r9msso @ 1324s
• Rights: public-record / press navigation; satire of public statements uses public clips

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Associated years: 2026, 2026, 2026

Category: Outstanding Performance

Archive: 2026 awards