Karoline Leavitt Claps Back at Reporter with “Your Mom Did” Over Trump–Putin Summit Question

Karoline Leavitt Snaps at Reporter Over Trump–Putin Summit Question.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt lashed out at a reporter on Monday, calling him a “left-wing hack” after responding to his question about the upcoming Trump–Putin summit with the quip, “Your mom did.”

The exchange occurred when HuffPost journalist S.V. Dáte asked Leavitt who had chosen the location for the reported meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Leavitt later shared a screenshot of the conversation on X, accusing the reporter of bias against the President.

“For context, S.V. Dáte of the Huffington Post is not interested in facts. He is a left-wing hack who has consistently attacked President Trump and floods my phone with Democrat talking points,” Leavitt wrote.

She added, “Just look at Dáte’s feed—it reads like an anti-Trump personal diary. Activists masquerading as reporters do a disservice to journalism.”

According to Al Jazeera, no date has yet been set for the Trump–Putin summit, which is expected to take place in Budapest in the coming weeks. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has expressed willingness to join if invited but raised concerns over Hungary’s ties with Moscow.

“If I am invited to Budapest… in a format where we meet as three, or through shuttle diplomacy—Trump meets with Putin and then with me—then in some format, we will agree,” Zelenskyy told reporters.