White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt spars with reporter over whether tariffs are ‘taxes’ -

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt reacted negatively to a loaded question from an Associated Press reporter about tariffs. Leavitt was answering questions from journalists on Tuesday during a news conference at the White House when Associated Press reporter Josh Boak inquired about the administration’s trade policies as President Donald Trump was preparing to address the Business Roundtable.