The White House used New York Times reporter Katie Rogers' own words to smack down her "fatigue" claim about President Donald Trump's health during his second term.
At the White House press briefing on Monday, Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt pointed out how rich it was to read Roger's NYT piece about Trump, given she was the exact same reporter at the same outlet who wrote several pieces praising failing former President Joe Biden's "vigorous" health during his presidency.
🚨@PressSec HUMILIATES NYT Reporter Katie Rogers for LYING to the American people.
— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) December 1, 2025
NYT wrote POTUS 'Might not be fit for the job.'
"That is UNEQUIVOCALLY FALSE & written by the SAME outlet, SAME reporter who wrote 'Biden is doing just fine after tripping..."
"Are you KIDDING?" pic.twitter.com/xqOD3pPZD5
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"One fake news story over the weekend, before I let you all go, from the New York Times that took about one-third of the president's daily calendar and his daily schedule, and said that 'he's doing less than he did in his first term or he might not be fit for the job,' that is unequivocally false," Leavitt said.
"And it's deeply unfortunate that this story was written by the same outlet and the same reporter who wrote this," she added, as she held up a copy of Rogers' NYT piece, "Biden is doing 100 percent fine after tripping while boarding Air Force One."
"Same outlet, same reporter who wrote that President Trump is not fit for the job," Leavitt continued. "Are you kidding me? "Another one [article], 'Biden declared 'healthy' and 'vigorous' after this first presidential physical.' Hmmm, I don't see headlines like that too often about this president. Again, same reporter, same outlet, who wrote falsely over the weekend that President Trump is not fit for the job. I can assure you, he absolutely is."
She closed her comments by pointing to the three different detailed reports from the White House showing President Trump in great health.
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Later, during the briefing, the White House was asked about the new media bias website it released over the weekend, pointing out fake news and headlines about Trump and the administration, as my RedState colleague Ward Clark reported.
🚨🚨🚨
— Kaelan Dorr (@Kaelan47) November 28, 2025
For those of you still arguing with family over the holidays
We rolled out https://t.co/xagzI7SOY6 today for you.
But most importantly to hold the media accountable.
Misleading? Biased? Prepare to be EXPOSED. pic.twitter.com/wUZygpc5Ip
Leavitt made it clear that the WH will absolutely name the outlets that have reported false news and the correspondents/reporters who wrote the pieces, "much to the dismay" of some in the briefing room.
.@PressSec: "It goes to our original promise on Day One to hold the media accountable... there are so many fake stories that are unfortunately written... the standard for journalism unfortunately has dropped to such a historic low in this country." https://t.co/9saAIUpZsG pic.twitter.com/Pkh7RUrP9s
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) December 1, 2025
"It goes to our original promise on Day One to hold the media accountable," Leavitt said. "Because unfortunately, and we deal with this all day, every day around here, there are so many fake stories that are unfortunately written."
"That have inaccurate characterizations of meetings that took place, and it's all based on anonymous sourcing," she added. "And the standard for journalism, unfortunately, has dropped to such a historic low in this country."
"And again we deal with this every day," Leavitt continued. "Where you can have an anonymous source who has no idea what they're talking about, zero credibility, call up a reporter in Washington and say 'Hey, I heard this.' And then the next thing you know, it's on the front page of the New York Times. It's really incomprehensible."
Here's that website if you want to check it out for yourself, which reads, "Misleading. Biased. Exposed." And includes all the receipts from the White House that dispute the claims with facts.
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