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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Josh Marcus

Karoline Leavitt defends White House Jan 6 website after being set up by journalist ranting about MAGA conspiracy theories

The White House continues to defend a highly inaccurate website it made marking five years since Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021.

“We knew the media would be covering January 6th quite a bit because they think it's something the American people are still believing their lies on,” Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said during a press briefing on Wednesday. “They think it’s something that still helps their case against this president. Obviously not, or else he wouldn’t have been reelected in an overwhelming fashion in November of last year.”

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