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Karoline Leavitt’s White House briefing doublethink is straight out of Orwell’s ‘1984’

  • Written by Laura Beers, Professor of History, American University
Karoline Leavitt’s White House briefing doublethink is straight out of Orwell’s ‘1984’White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks during the daily press briefing on Nov. 4, 2025. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images

During a press conference on Dec. 11, 2025, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt announced there was good news on the state of the economy.

“Inflation as measured by the overall CPI has slowed to an average...

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