Political disagreements are one thing, but when Rep. Dave Min (D-CA) brought White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt’s Christian faith into the debate, critics say he clearly crossed a line.
“Thou shalt not bear false witness…”@PressSec Karoline Leavitt is a Fake Christian, like so many in this Golden Calf administration. https://t.co/LGs2Rev6lO
— Dave Min (@DaveMinCA) January 29, 2025
His remark drew instant backlash, and Leavitt herself responded a few days later.
As the New York Post reported:
“I think it’s pitiful for an elected member of Congress to say that about a woman who he’s never even met,” she told The Post Saturday.
Min’s remarks came in response to the White House rescinding an Office of Management and Budget memo that ordered a freeze of all federal grants and loans that contradict Trump’s executive orders.
A federal judge blocked the OMB guidance on Jan. 28, but Leavitt clarified that while the memo had been revoked, the policy barring federal funding to DEI and other progressive pet projects was still very much in place.
“This is NOT a rescission of the federal funding freeze,” she tweeted.
“It is simply a rescission of the OMB memo. Why? To end any confusion created by