Trump returns to Leavitt's face-and-lips comparison at a rally
According to the inspected Rev transcription, at the Mount Pocono rally, Trump asked his press secretary to stand, praised her television performance, and again linked her beautiful face and moving lips to a machine-gun comparison. [Rev] [Rev]
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The inspected Rev transcription reports: the rally transcription records Trump addressing his press secretary and repeating the appearance-and-lips comparison during praise of her performance. [Rev]
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He also praised her fearlessness and argued administration policies made her job easier. The transcript renders her given name Caroline; identification here is by his press-secretary description. [Rev] [Rev]
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sex-or-gender · appearance
The sex/gender and appearance tags concern physical-feature commentary in assessing a woman official. This is a distinct dated event from the August interview, with repetition disclosed rather than treated as a different underlying theme. [Rev]
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- Full-event transcription · RevTrump Rally in Pennsylvania on 12/09/25
Donald Trump passage at transcript timestamp 19:08; continuation at 20:06.
https://www.rev.com/transcripts/trump-rally-in-pennsylvania-on-12-09-25 - Publisher-linked recording · RevPage-linked recording of December 9, 2025 Mount Pocono rally
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