The White Home press corps regarded and sounded a bit youthful within the press briefing room on Tuesday as journalists and staffers had been allowed to indicate their kids the place they labored.
The White Home hosted the annual Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day. First woman Melania Trump frolicked with the children within the Rose Backyard doing patriotic arts and crafts, whereas White Home press secretary Karoline Leavitt answered an array of questions from her regular podium.
“It’s such a pleasure to see so many stunning faces on this room and so many future leaders,” Ms. Leavitt mentioned.
“It’s nice to have you ever right here on the Individuals’s Home, and you’ve got some very particular mother and father who carry out a really particular job,” she mentioned. “We’re right here to make America nice once more, and we dwell in the perfect nation within the historical past of the world.”
The youngsters sat within the too-big-for-them briefing room seats and requested Ms. Leavitt if President Trump likes to present hugs, what his favourite ice cream and meals are, how many individuals he’s fired and who his favourite soccer participant is.
Ms. Leavitt answered the questions as greatest as she may, sharing that the president likes to hug his household, likes chocolate sauce and toppings on his ice cream, that he likes to eat steak, nobody’s been fired on the White Home and that she didn’t learn about soccer gamers.
When requested what essentially the most enjoyable a part of her job is and what’s the toughest half, Ms. Leavitt mentioned that answering questions applies to each.
“I feel essentially the most enjoyable half about my job is doing issues like this with all of you within the briefing room and answering so many nice questions,” she mentioned. “I feel the toughest a part of my job can also be doing issues like this within the briefing room and answering all of those questions.”
Some youngsters requested extra critical questions, like what’s the state of the border and what does the president plan to do about local weather change.
“Probably the most safe it has ever been within the historical past of our nation,” she mentioned to 1 little one.
“The president cares very a lot about the environment. He says on a regular basis he needs to have the cleanest air, the cleanest water, the cleanest atmosphere for the world. He additionally cares very a lot about our vitality independence and guaranteeing that we are able to maintain the lights on in our properties at a really low cost fee, so we wish to make vitality right here in america as a result of we do it cleaner and higher than everybody,” she mentioned to the opposite.
A woman requested what recommendation Ms. Leavitt would give to ladies who wish to obtain their desires.
Ms. Leavitt mentioned to “work as onerous as you presumably can and simply pursue each alternative that opens up and is given to you and simply work, work, work as onerous as you possibly can.”
One other requested how she balances being a mom and being press secretary.
“It’s a problem each day. However it’s additionally a blessing to have this chance and to be a mother,” Ms. Leavitt mentioned. “So, you must learn to prioritize your time and lean in your help system.”
Different questions had Ms. Leavitt answering what the president’s McDonald’s order is (hamburgers and fries) and who his favourite president is (she mentioned she thinks he would say George Washington).
Requested what the president’s superpower could be if he may select one, she replied: “Snap his fingers and resolve all our nation’s issues.”
