President Donald Trump’s White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt briefs the media alongside Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Small Business Administrator Kelly Loefller. The anticipated start time is 1:00pm ET. Livestream Links Below.
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President Donald Trump’s White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt briefs the media alongside Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Small Business Administrator Kelly Loefller. The anticipated start time is 1:00pm ET. Livestream Links Below.
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Go get ‘em, Karoline.
A “journalist” just asked Karoline to “clarify” the President’s “belief” that diet soda is good for you because it kills grass.
We don’t hate the media enough.
<…diet soda is good for you because it kills grass.>
An ocean of orange soda will kill grass…
Or is it just a Fanta Sea 🙂
Aldo Nova agrees…
Is this just real life,,, or are we lost in a landslide ,,,,
They are so dumb
“Brawndo!
It’s got what plants crave!”
Pretty sure I do.
<diet soda is good for you because it kills grass>
If diet soda kills the grass in my backyard, then my dog Barq’s a lot.
Peter doocey: There are now 10 scientists have gone missing or ended up dead involved in nuclear research and space. is anyone going to investigate this.
karoline: i have not heard that report, i will get someone to look at that.
Why would she she lie or be so out of step of what is happening that most of us know? This is obviously a shadow war going on as several Chinese scientists have also disappeared from the public.
The “right” question to ask is : who is capable of quietly “disappearing”
scientists and other important figures, from around the world, and get away with it…….
This administration never likes to admit incompetence. Otherwise Bondi wouldn’t have lasted so long and of course there is still Patel and we had “shocked to the core Bongino” which usually requires a little explanation of what exactly shocked you dude. So the CIA can’t figure out how to protect some scientists with the billions we fund them with?
It was probably the CIA that disappeared them…
Dang i miss fjb!!
Broma!!!! Joke
lol
You will make a good boss, you think?
What say you, when someone’s incompetence in your family or business is blamed on you, which you coin as you ‘turning a blind eye’, ‘never admit mistakes’ – hence “incompetent”, and that you hide that by not admitting to it????
If I were to tell you that I will not hire you because of your attitude and mentality; no matter how competent you are, even if you are my only son because you are not an asset to the company towards boss and colleagues. Towards an employer who is, alas, now incompetent. Admit that boss, you are incompetent because and should admit that b whoever you have hired is incompetent and should not stayed on so long. Towards your colleagues for no time nor space to perform to your expectation, nor any chance to validate they are not up to the job.
I won’t be blamed for firing you then, and you will also be given three chances. The third one is not a warning.
Whoa….you calling Karoline a liar? Not a good look for you
First time I heard about this tax2much…I think she acted appropriately before answering such a sensitive question or maybe she’s just kicking the can down the road as you pointed out. Regardless, give her credit and benefit of the doubt. Let her respond at a later time. I know Doocey won’t let her forget…I disagree with your argument about Blondie/Patel. Yes, they are incompetent in their own ways but are probably the few nominees the deep state would have allowed confirmation. I don’t blame President Trump or his Administration for these choices…It is what it is…Who would you suggest that could be confirmed for our next Attorney General or FBI?
There is an extremely good chance she HASN’T heard about it… so calling her a liar is a bit much.
At 47 min exactly on the Forbes feed, we can clearly hear her say she HAD seen that report, but hadn’t spoken with relevant agencies; would get back w/ Doocey
I don’t believe Karoline is gonna stand up there and lie.
She said she HAD seen that report (47 min on Forbes feed)
They know about it. OF COURSE it is being investigated and the whole matter is probably highly classified, so Mrs Levitt has to be extremely circumspect and not let any cats out of any bags
That’s not what she said.
She said she HAD seen that report but had not spoken with relevant agencies, though she would and get back to Doocey.
Seems like a deflection, but at least get the quote right.
The investigation is probably classified
N O Y B….we called thus sort of thing in the Army 1967…
Non of Your Business.
I have wondered about the scientists dead and missing.
I guess all the spying on American citizens isn’t actually to prevent
crime or protect us. Go figure.
The press secretary gave a response that is not credible, especially for someone in her position. It’s her job to know what’s out there in the journosphere.
She’s not allowed to report on things which she’s not been briefed on. And certainly not allowed to report on things she’s Not Allowed to report on. That simple. Unless you want to get fired.
If she is aware of the news on certain issues she can bring it up in closed door briefings.
She sounds uninformed when it’s clear the story is out there. Her response should not be that she knows nothing. That’s why she has briefings I would imagine, to address issues.
Now that the question has been asked she needs to follow up.
She said she would follow up. That isn’t a lie.
Here is a story on the topic: https://ekolovesyou.com/p/the-kill-list?
Well on tax day, something about social security, my leg and rain.
Sec’y. Bessent had no difficulty abandoning the no Social Security tax nonsense, in favor of more accurately naming the limited deduction available for some seniors (which depends on filing status, incidentally.)
Why Karoline continues her unhygeinic practices is a mystery.
WRONG and YOU LIE.
You get to claim the deduction no matter your filing status.
However, it is means tested with a 6% deduction to the $6,000 deduction for EACH PERSON covered by the return.
See Schedule 1A Part V and Instructions.
See item 3, big mouth.
https://www.fool.com/retirement/2026/04/06/these-4-things-will-stop-seniors-from-getting-the/
For the slow learners:
https://www.savingadvice.com/articles/2026/01/14/10714440_the-schedule-1-a-snare-why-1-in-4-seniors-wont-get-the-6000-obbba-tax-deduction.html
Your filing status must be at least 65 years old to get the “Enhanced Deduction for Seniors” AND have an adjusted gross income less than $75,000 if single or $150,000 if married. The additional deduction is $12,000 for a married couple or $6,000 if single, and it applies to those who itemize or use the standard deduction.
AND not be married filing separately.
I agree. Bessent was finally spot on! There still is a tax on Social Security, but middle income seniors were given a larger deduction to use to reduce their taxable income on Social Security and/or other income.
When I completed my returns the other day, Turbo Tax wouldn’t let me e-file because my refund was more than income… I was like WHAT??? Turns out, we were getting $24million and change refund!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I was freaking out. All through the completion of the return, the refund was in thousands, but after running it through the check for errors, somehow, TT decided to change some stuff….
Took me an hour to sort it out and was very annoying. We didn’t get all of the taxes paid back, which I still don’t understand, but it was better than getting nothing and having to pay… like last time 🙂
I despise April 15th, to the MAX!
I have been using Turbo-Tax for 20 years and never had an issue. Sounds like a BS story, if the refund-amount due tracker was a low as you claim.
Why did you wait until 15 April??
Also been using TurboTax since the days it was published by Chipsoft. (In those days you either hand-copied the entries onto a paper form, or tried to very carefully to put the form into your dot matrix printer and hoped it was aligned when the program printed the numbers into the boxes.) All I’ve ever seen the check for errors do was highlight specific entries that need to be fixed, or I had done an “override” for a TTax-generated amount. Have never seen TTax “decide to change some stuff”. When in doubt go to “forms” mode, open the form and right-click on any entry you don’t understand to get the data source or help.
That said TTax Social Security worksheet advised that $52,000 of my wife’s and my Social Security annuity payments were taxable.
I waited to April 14 since our 2025 final tax due plus our 2026 Q1 estimated tax payment is a pretty big number. I use the “110% of last year’s tax” safe harbor for estimated tax, but this year might consider looking at the AI method for the 15 June estimate to try to save some money.
Instead of building an Ark structure, we need funds devoted to American INFRASTRUCTURE in the homeland!
No tax dollars used…..so what’s your problem?
My problem is that NO FUNDS (tax dollars) are being devoted to our electric grid—which is very old—and to bridges, highways, waterways, no trains, NOTHING!
“NO FUNDS (tax dollars) are being devoted to our electric grid”
Don’t know where you get your “facts” from but, here in Florida we have both new transmission and distribution poles and wires going up and in service.
Florida might—don’t live there. I am speaking of our power grid nationwide —which id highly vulnerable to cyber attacks.
You are very uninformed. Most States are working on all of those things…
Are you suggesting nothing was done, lo those years ago when the light ringers admin promised all those shovel ready jobs and roads, bridges, infrastructure?
LOL!!!
All Hail the Lightbringer!!!!
Aw, Hail!
You know how outraged everyone was about that Trump meme earlier this week, Gipper…
Well….
“It’s Different(tm) When We Do It!”
“How so?”
“Shuddup,” they explained.
Leo the Cowardly Lion picked up right where Pope Commie left off. They are both Globalist Deep Church.
The Church has a long-standing Just War Doctrine, which Leo has abandoned for an infantile “Orange War Bad!”, just as Axelrod demanded.
He wants to be free. But he is indifferent or hostile to the freedom of Iranians and Venezuelans.
David Axelrod met with Leo last week. Curious, no?
Not really.
His remit is spiritual, not political.
Leo needs to stay in his lane. He is the servant of Christ, not B Obama.
Someone should tell him.
The Hail you say…
Check out the SoS from Wisconsin
“Republicans keep saying we don’t have climate change . But this is golf ball sized hail in my front yard. This is not normal. And we cannot keep ignoring our environment.
https://www.louderwithcrowder.com/sarah-godlewski-hail
Retired Magistrate here: Here in Delaware County, Ohio they are replacing electric infrastructure that has been in place since the 1930’s, trimming trees, putting switches in that if one part of the system goes down the entire system does not go down, using drones to spot trouble on lines and doing other things to improve power availability.
During the last big wind storm/thunderstorm we had about a month ago, the lights flickered numerous times, but the power held. In the past we would have been without power for several days or more. Around here bridges are being repaired and highways widened and repaired. I think it depends on the state that you live in and the area of the particular state.
Greetings Marcia!
Yes, even here in small-town/rural Ohio, new electrical lines are being buried, new high-voltage towers are being and have been erected, freeways and bridges are being repaired or replaced, etc.
Bellefontaine, Ohio is a marvel of how to restore a small-town’s center with businesses and keep people away from Sprawl-Mart and The Usual Shopping Suspects.
Yes, much depends on the state where one lives!
pleas tell me you all are not crediting that troll Mike DeWine
It does depend on the state AND the federal government. I called the governor here and asked about the poor condition of HWY 75. He said there were no matching fund’s available from federal government. However, we should have mag lift trains, upgraded airports, and more.
Always good to see you, Marcia!
Here, after the Lahaina and other Maui fires, we got “Public Safety Power Shutoff”. If conditions are dry and the wind blows they shut off your power. They also changed procedures so now if a line trips they won’t re-energize it until the entire circuit has been physically inspected by a lineman. During some rain storms at the of March we were without power for 10 hours, some other neighborhoods much longer (days).
We’re told this month’s power bill will be 20-30% higher due to cost of oil. If that happens it means about 50 cents per kWHr. We set the national record last week for state average diesel fuel cost — we’re number one!
We have in Honolulu spent $10 billion on elevated rail transit. It’s about 2/3rds done and we see the trains roll by never more than a handful of riders. During the March storm the train lost third rail power and stopped.
A very important and expensive bridge was just built near me to replace an aging bridge that was at the end of its useful life. And our main drag is scheduled for a major facelift this summer. In addition, the local interstates are undergoing much needed repairs to the chagrin of many commuters. The cost of all this must be in the billions.
No taxes back for me except state, however, my ss is not taxed so I can’t complain. That includes my state not holding federal taxes from my retirement. Did enjoy a little back from the gov but enjoy having more each month even better.
The “F Trump” types seem to lack intelligence and authenticity.
Calling them Dems is fitting when you look at their willingness to Dem-olish everything.
Thank God for Trump!
Good press conference
Couple of things on this “glorious” tax day/sarc: We benefitted a lot on the no tax on overtime. You have to do some legwork and figure out from your last 2025 pay stub what that amount is. There is no box for it this year on your W2.
The no tax on SS is sort of a lie. It was sold that way, BUT you must be 65 in order to take advantage of it.
I think it’s ridiculous that Americans pay either 0, or it jumps to 10, 12, 22 % and up.
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