Karoline Leavitt left visibly shaken after PUBLIC HUMILIATION during press conference meltdown—botched response sends reporters into frenzy and fuels growing doubts about her media readiness under pressure

It was supposed to be a routine appearance, but Karoline Leavitt’s latest press conference spiraled into chaos within seconds. When hit with what should have been a straightforward question, Leavitt froze—then stumbled through a disjointed, off-topic answer that left the press corps stunned. Cameras caught every awkward pause, every misplaced word, and now the footage is being dissected across social media. Is this a sign of deeper unpreparedness? And what does it mean for her future on the national stage?

Watch the clip and decide for yourself if this was just a misstep—or something much bigger.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt made an embarrassing blunder while talking about the South Korea elections(Image: AP)

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt made an embarrassing blunder while talking about the South Korea elections while addressing reporters at the White House on Tuesday afternoon.

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South Koreans voted in a snap presidential election on Tuesday after President Yoon Suk Yeol declared emergency martial law late last year. Vote counts and media projections suggested that South Korea’s liberal opposition candidate Lee Jae-myung was poised to win an early presidential election, while his main challenger conceded defeat early Wednesday, the Associated Press reported.

Leavitt further embarrassed herself by mispronouncing the name of Poland’s new leader.

When a reporter asked during Leavitt’s briefing if the White House had a reaction to the South Korean elections, Leavitt appeared confident when she said, “Yes, we do!”

“In fact, let me find it here for you,” she said, as she shuffled through notes in front of her.

“Um, we do not… but I will get you one,” she said, awkwardly laughing before moving on.

Leavitt also addressed the “targeted terror attack” at a pro-Israel walking group in Boulder, Colorado on Sunday.

Tricia McLaughlin, Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security, said in a social media post that the suspect had been living in the U.S. illegally. He entered the country on a B2 visa in August 2022, which expired in February 2023.

Officials said his status was no longer valid despite filing for asylum in September 2022 and receiving work authorization in March 2023. The DHS has yet to provide further details