Karoline Leavitt Snaps At Reporter For ‘Stupid Question | EUROtoday

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt verbally slapped down a reporter for asking whether or not President Donald Trump would permit peaceable protests throughout Saturday’s navy parade.

On Tuesday, Trump ramped up his language about demonstrators, warning that anybody who protests at his long-awaited occasion marking the Army’s 250th birthday will probably be met with “very heavy force.”

So, it was maybe to be anticipated {that a} correspondent would query Leavitt in regards to the president’s remarks at Wednesday’s White House media briefing.

NOTUS White House correspondent Jasmine Wright requested for a clarification on “what kind of protest President Trump does support or find acceptable?”

Leavitt replied that the president “absolutely supports peaceful protests. He supports the First Amendment.”

“He supports the right of Americans to make their voices heard,” she continued. “He does not support violence of any kind. He does not support assaulting law enforcement officers who are simply trying to do their job. It’s very clear for the president what he supports and what he does not.”

Wright once more sought readability, asking: “So if there were peaceful protests on Saturday for the military parade, President Trump would allow that?”

Leavitt then gave the reporter brief shrift.

“Of course, the president supports peaceful protests,” Leavitt advised Wright. “What a stupid question.”

The $45 million parade in Washington, D.C. — which falls on the president’s birthday — is anticipated to characteristic a show of navy {hardware} and hundreds of troopers.

Amid nationwide protests towards immigration enforcement raids, Trump issued a warning from the Oval Office on Tuesday.

“If there’s any protest that wants to come out, they will be met with very big force, by the way. And for those people that want to protest, they’re gonna be met with very big force,” the president mentioned.

“And I haven’t even heard about a protest — but you know, this is people that hate our country,” he continued. “But they will be met with very heavy force.”

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