White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt defended her decision to respond “Your mom did” to a reporter who asked why President Donald Trump chose Budapest as the site for an upcoming meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. In a post Monday on X, Leavitt confirmed the exchange with HuffPost’s S.V. “Is the president aware of the significance of Budapest?” Dáte texted. “Does he not see why Ukraine might object to that site?Who suggested Budapest?”Did White House Press Secretary Respond to a Reporter With 'Your Mom'? Leavitt replied to the Budapest question, “Your mom did,” later following up by calling Dáte “a far-left hack that nobody takes seriously.”HuffPost also reported that Cheung responded, shortly after Leavitt, with a similar, "your mom" response.
