A moment from White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt’s Tuesday briefing is going viral, with critics saying it perfectly encapsulates the Trump White House’s approach to foreign affairs.
Leavitt was asked if the White House had a response to the presidential election in South Korea, where liberal candidate Lee Jae-myung defeated conservative rival Kim Moon Soo.
“Yes, we do. In fact. Let me find it here for you,” Leavitt said, flipping through a binder in front of her.
“Should be somewhere in here,” she said, still flipping through.
After a pause and more shuffling, she added: “Hmm. We do not.”
