Since assuming the role of youngest White House press secretary in the history of the republic, Karoline Leavitt has mastered the art of getting her retaliation in first. And if the United States is threatening to obliterate an entire civilisation, then what has the country become in its 250th year? “How can the president claim that America can ever have the moral high ground if he is threatening to destroy a civilisation?” Leavitt was asked. That plan, Leavitt said, was “literally thrown in the garbage by president Trump and his negotiating team.”“Many outlets in this room have falsely reported on that plan as being acceptable to the United States. Trump remained elusive all through Wednesday even as conflicting stories emerged about whether the Strait of Hormuz was indeed open.

Source: The Irish Times April 09, 2026 09:51 UTC