This is a reality that Republicans have to grapple with, right?
Karoline Leavitt said, assessing the Democratic Party’s sweeping gains in the latest midterm elections.
Speaking on Fox News alongside Lara Trump, the former White House press secretary acknowledged that Democrats secured control of both the Senate and House by effectively mobilizing voters. Leavitt argued that the opposition succeeded by convincing Americans that a change in government would tangibly improve their daily lives.
Leavitt left her post as White House press secretary at the end of August, citing a desire to spend more time with her family following the birth of her second child. On election night, she pointed to voter frustration and what she termed the lying media
as factors in the Republican Party’s weaker electoral performance.
While analyzing the results, Leavitt noted that Donald Trump's political influence helped shape the political environment, even though the former president was not on the ballot. She contended that the Republican Party needs a new standard-bearer who can tap into the working-class coalition built between 2016 and 2024.
We need someone who can really get out, speak to people about their struggles, their challenges, relate to them and offer promise and hope,
Leavitt said.
During the interview, Lara Trump asked whether Leavitt might run for elected office again. Leavitt answered unequivocally, No ma’am, I am good!
She previously ran for Congress in New Hampshire in 2022, losing to Chris Pappas.
The conversation also turned to post-election reactions from congressional Democrats. Leavitt welcomed remarks from incoming lawmakers like Texas senator-elect James Talarico, who expressed a desire to work with the administration.
However, Leavitt expressed skepticism about bipartisan cooperation, pointing immediately to sharp warnings from other Democratic leaders. She criticized California Representative Robert Garcia, the ranking member of the House Oversight Committee, after he advised Donald Trump and his family to lawyer up
in the wake of the midterm victories.
This is a party whose base is hellbent on political retribution, obstructionism, impeachment—they don’t want to do what’s best for the voters who elected them,
Leavitt said of the Democratic response.
