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Leaked Text: Press Secretary Calls Reporter a "Hack"

10/20/2025

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Karoline Leavitt, White House press secretary, labeled HuffPost reporter S.V. Dáte a "far left hack" in a leaked text.
The criticism followed Dáte's question about Budapest as the meeting site, referencing the 1994 Budapest Memorandum.
Leavitt's reply included a "your mom" line, later shared on X to emphasize her view of media bias.
Dáte questioned her professionalism and pressed for a serious answer about the meeting's location.

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Karoline Leavitt, White House press secretary, labeled HuffPost reporter S.V. Dáte a "far left hack" in a leaked text.
The criticism followed Dáte's question about Budapest as the meeting site, referencing the 1994 Budapest Memorandum.
Leavitt's reply included a "your mom" line, later shared on X to emphasize her view of media bias.
Dáte questioned her professionalism and pressed for a serious answer about the meeting's location.