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Karina Babenok

“Not All Heroes Wear Capes”: Vanity Fair Photographer Praised For Leavitt’s Close-Up Portrait

The photographer who took what many have described as an “unflattering” portrait of White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt has spoken out to defend his work.

Leavitt was photographed up close by Christopher Anderson for a Vanity Fair article on President Donald Trump’s “core team.”

Though the magazine also featured portraits of other White House officials, such as Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, Vice President JD Vance, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, it was Leavitt’s photo that drew the most attention.

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