WH mouth Leavitt admits Trump's shutdown clowning is because the "president likes to have a little fun every now & then"

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Mediaite: Karoline Leavitt Admits ‘The President Likes to Have a Little Fun’ During Briefing Exchange Over Federal Layoffs

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt admitted that President Donald Trump “likes to have a little fun” when questioned about why the president posted an image of the Grim Reaper in reference to federal layoffs at Friday’s press briefing.

“Democrats have given this administration an unenviable choice to have to take a look at the balance sheet and identify where these cuts and layoffs can be made,” said Leavitt of the federal layoffs Trump has proposed in the wake of Wednesday’s government shutdown.

“You just said that this is an unenviable choice,” said ABC’s Mary Bruce. “But the president has described this as an unprecedented opportunity to lay off additional workers. He posted a video likening [Office of Management and Budget chief] Russell Vought to the Grim Reaper. So which is this? Is this an opportunity to fire more workers or an unfortunate consequence?”

“Look, the president likes to have a little fun every now and then, and I think both things can be true at the same time. The Democrats have given the administration this opportunity, and we don’t like laying people off. Nobody takes joy in that around here,” she said. “Sometimes in government, you have to make tough decisions.”

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/karoline-leavitt-admits-the-president-likes-to-have-a-little-fun-during-briefing-exchange-over-federal-layoffs/ar-AA1NOxSo


related:

Mike "Jokes" Johnson admits WH is just trolling Democrats
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100220695047

[Blue Owl]

1. Well that's as funny as fucking children

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8. sad as clowns

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[C_U_L8R]

2. He thinks it's funny. Funny how?

Does it amuse him? It makes him laugh?
What the fuck does he find so fucking funny?

[enid602]

5. Secede

Without its federal funding, CA (which already pays into the feds $75b more than what they receive) will face even more pressure to secede.

[dweller]

3. You know what he doesn't find funny ?

Let’s keep reminding him …



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[pat_k]

4. Worse is the BIG LIE that firing is a "tough choice" rather than a wildly illegal act of revenge.

At least she is telling the truth about 47 being a evil psychopath who takes great pleasure in inflicting pain on others.

Probably one of the few truthful statements she has ever made.

The big lie -- that his vengeance-driven illegal acts (acts that were already being planned, shutdown or no) are somehow "legitimate, tough decisions" -- is being exposed with reports of unnamed WH officials cautioning against the illegal firings and against maliciously withholding funds appropriated in previous budgets.

I'm sure they aren't cautioning against out of any sudden respect for the law. Rather, they are undoubtedly worried about the "optics" when the court slaps down his cruel, wildly illegal threats and grants the injunction the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) are suing for.

The shutdown and resultant ADDITIONAL and UNNECESSARY pain he inflicts are 100% on him.

[Prof. Toru Tanaka]

6. "and we don't like laying people off. Nobody takes joy in that around here."

JFC, that lie was so blatant I’m surprised her nose didn’t bust a hole in the wall on the opposite side of the room. Russell Vought early on stated that one of his goals was to traumatize federal workers and make them quit. These fucking assholes running this regime are truly sadistic.

[Irish_Dem]

7. Makes a nice change from raping women and children.

Stealing classified documents.
And committing high treason.

Bastard.