Karoline Leavitt returned to the White House briefing room podium Thursday after eight weeks of maternity leave. Having moved seamlessly from looking after a screaming baby who thinks the world revolves around them to raising a newborn, she’s now back in the room and available to make excuses for the worst impulses of Donald J Trump.
While Leavitt was away, the Trump administration continued its usual hobby of generating enough headlines to keep several constitutional law professors, political reporters and therapists in full-time employment. On Wednesday, Trump’s former personal lawyer appeared at a confirmation hearing for attorney general and seemed like he wasn’t sure if he actually was still the president’s counsel anymore. On Thursday morning, everyone’s favorite ICE-siccing border czar, Tom Homan, promised more “bloodshed” if Democrats don’t “shut their mouths.”
