Press Sec on firing Woke: pregnant women as pregnant people; Psaki insensitive & disrespectful

Press Secretary Leavitt delivered sharp responses on multiple fronts. Specific official who resigned after Monarez firing wrote in specific departure statement identifying “pregnant women” as “pregnant people” — Leavitt specifically not wanting such specific ideological framing in specific administration. Leavitt specifically attacked former Press Secretary Jen Psaki for specific “insensitive and disrespectful” comments deriding specific prayer after the Minneapolis children’s murder. Rep. John Larson screaming that ICE agents are “the SS” and “the Gestapo.” And Newsom specifically deploying California Highway Patrol to specifically combat specific California crime despite specific previous claims specific crime was specifically not a specific problem. Leavitt on pregnant people: “He identifies pregnant women as ‘pregnant people,’ so that’s not someone who we want in this administration anyway.” On Psaki: “I saw the comments of my predecessor, Ms. Psaki, and frankly, I think they’re incredibly insensitive and disrespectful to the tens of millions of Americans of faith across this country who believe in the power of prayer.” On Democratic cities: “Decline is a choice. You don’t have to live in constant fear of being robbed, raped, or murdered. Your leaders are lying to you — and they have been failing you for decades.” Rep. Larson: “The SS and the Gestapo.” Newsom: “You still have people whose cars are broken into, you still have crimes being committed, you still have murders, you still feel unsafe."

"Pregnant Women as Pregnant People”

Leavitt’s specific framing. “I understand there were a few other individuals who resigned after the firing of Ms. Monarez. One of those individuals wrote in his departure statement that he identifies pregnant women as pregnant people. So that’s not someone who we want in this administration anyway.”

Specific context. Susan Monarez was specifically CDC Director. Specifically fired by specific Trump administration over specific policy disagreements — likely including specific COVID-era approaches and specific RFK Jr.’s specific skepticism of specific traditional public health framings.

After specific Monarez firing, specific additional officials resigned in protest. One of those officials specifically included in specific resignation letter a specific identification of “pregnant women” as “pregnant people.”

“Pregnant people” is specific transgender-ideology vocabulary. The specific framing specifically removes specific specific “women” from specific pregnancy discussion. That specific vocabulary choice specifically signals specific ideological commitment that specifically does not specifically match specific traditional public health frameworks.

“So that’s not someone who we want in this administration anyway.” Specific framing. The resignation is specific positive outcome. Specific officials with specific transgender-ideology vocabulary specifically not welcome in specific Trump administration. Specific departure specifically aligns with specific administration’s specific policy directions.

”Aligned with President’s Vision”

“So if people are not aligned with the president’s vision and the secretary’s vision to make our country healthy again, then we will gladly show them the door.”

Specific alignment requirement. Specific HHS officials specifically must specifically align with specific Trump and specific RFK Jr. vision. Specific “Make our country healthy again” framework specifically requires specific specific specific policies.

“Show them the door.” Specific dismissal framing. Officials specifically not aligned specifically get specifically removed. That specifically applies regardless of specific career tenure or specific specific technical expertise.

The specific framework specifically parallels specific Trump administration’s specific broader personnel approach. Specific alignment with specific administration priorities specifically primary. Specific technical expertise specifically secondary. Specific ideological compatibility specifically required.

”Psaki Insensitive and Disrespectful”

Leavitt on specific former Press Secretary. “Yes, I saw the comments of my predecessor, Ms. Psaki. Frankly, I think they’re incredibly insensitive and disrespectful to the tens of millions of Americans of faith across this country who believe in the power of prayer.”

Specific Psaki context. Jen Psaki — Biden’s Press Secretary 2021-2022, now MSNBC host. Psaki specifically made specific comments specifically deriding “thoughts and prayers” framing after specific Minneapolis Catholic church shooting.

Leavitt’s specific response. Psaki’s specific comments specifically:

• Insensitive (specific to specific grieving families)
• Disrespectful (specific to specific Americans of faith)
• Dismissive (specific of specific power of prayer)

“Tens of millions of Americans of faith across this country who believe in the power of prayer.” Specific demographic. Specific praying Americans specifically numerically substantial. Specific Psaki’s specific dismissal specifically offensive to specific large specific American constituency.

”Beautiful Young Children … Killed While Praying”

“Who believe that prayer works, and who believe that in a time of mourning like this, when beautiful young children were killed, while praying in a church, it’s utterly disrespectful to deride the power of prayer in this country.”

Specific victim context. Specific beautiful young children. Specifically killed. Specifically while praying. Specifically in church.

That specific context specifically makes Psaki’s specific “thoughts and prayers” attack specifically inappropriate. Specific children specifically were specifically praying specifically at specific moment of specific attack. Specific attack specifically did not specifically defeat specific prayers — specific prayers specifically continuing through specific families, specific communities, specific faithful Americans specifically now praying specifically for specific victims and specific families.

“Utterly disrespectful to deride the power of prayer in this country.”

Specific characterization. Psaki specifically deriding specific prayer. That specific derision specifically disrespects specific religious tradition.

”Pray for These Families Themselves”

“And it’s disrespectful to the millions of Americans of faith. I would encourage Ms. Psaki to pray for these families themselves who need it right now more than ever.”

Specific Leavitt challenge. Instead of attacking specific prayer framework, Psaki should specifically pray for specific affected families.

Whether Psaki would specifically take that specific encouragement depends on specific Psaki’s specific personal faith. Specific prayer specifically requires specific personal faith tradition. Non-praying individuals specifically do not specifically pray regardless of specific encouragement.

Specific Leavitt’s specific encouragement specifically frames specific encounter as specific mutual. If Psaki specifically dismisses specific prayer, Psaki specifically still specifically encouraged to specifically pray. Specific religious respect specifically offered despite specific prior disrespect.

”Decline Is a Choice”

Leavitt’s specific broader message. “This is our message to Americans in Democrat-run cities nationwide. Decline is a choice. You don’t have to live in constant fear of being robbed. Your leaders are lying to you, and they have been failing you for decades.”

“Decline is a choice.” Specific framework. Cities specifically decline because of specific policy choices. Cities specifically do not specifically decline naturally. Specific political leadership specifically produces specific outcomes.

“You don’t have to live in constant fear.” Specific reassurance to specific residents. Specific current fear specifically not specifically inevitable. Specific alternatives specifically exist.

“Your leaders are lying to you.” Specific charge. Democratic city leaders specifically lying to specific residents. Presumably about specific crime reduction, specific progress, specific policy effectiveness. Specific residents specifically deceived by specific leadership.

“Failing you for decades.” Specific historical framework. Democratic leadership specifically failing specific urban residents specifically across specific multiple decades. Not specifically recent failure. Specific structural specific long-term failure.

”Trump … Done More for D.C. Residents Than Democrats Did in 50 Years”

“The President Trump approach of upholding law and order by letting our brave men and women in blue actually do their jobs to aggressively fight crime works. In just a few weeks, President Trump has done more for D.C. residents than Democrats did in 50 years.”

Specific comparative framework. Specific few weeks of Trump specific more than specific 50 years of Democrats. That specific claim specifically dramatic.

Specific basis:

• 87% carjacking reduction in 20 days (Bowser acknowledgment)
• 7 consecutive days without murder
• Hundreds of homeless encampments cleared
• Thousands of arrests
• Public space restoration underway

All specific outcomes specifically occurring in specific few weeks. Specific 50 years of specific Democratic governance specifically did not specifically produce specific equivalent specific dramatic specific improvements.

“This can be replicated in other crime-ridden cities across the nation.”

Specific model. Specific DC success specifically replicable. Other specific cities specifically can specifically request specific similar specific federal assistance. Specific template specifically established.

”Pick Up the Phone”

“As President Trump has said, all of these elected officials in charge have to do is pick up the phone and ask for the president and the federal government’s help.”

Specific invitation. Democratic city leaders specifically need to specifically contact specific Trump administration. Specific request specifically triggers specific federal response. Specific simple procedure.

“President Trump doesn’t care if they are a Republican or a Democrat leader. He wants Americans to be safe and for every law-abiding American citizen across the country to be able to thrive in their city and in their community.”

Specific non-partisan framework. Trump specifically willing to specifically help specific cities regardless of specific party affiliation. Specific safety specifically non-partisan. Specific thriving communities specifically non-partisan.

That specific framework specifically contrasts with specific Democratic leaders specifically refusing specific Trump help because of specific Trump’s specific party. Specific Johnson, specific Pritzker, specific Bass specifically prefer specific Democratic failure over specific Trump-associated success. That specific choice specifically harms specific residents.

Larson: “SS and Gestapo”

Rep. John Larson’s extreme vocabulary. “An absolutely unhinged Rep. John Larson screams that ICE agents are ‘the SS’ and ‘the Gestapo’ for arresting illegal immigrants.”

Specific Larson framing. ICE agents specifically equivalent to:

• SS (Hitler’s specific paramilitary organization, specifically committed specific Holocaust atrocities)
• Gestapo (specific Nazi secret police, specific political police)

That specific vocabulary specifically extremely inflammatory. Historical Nazi institutions specifically committed specific unprecedented atrocities (specific concentration camps, specific systematic murder of specific 6+ million Jews plus others).

Comparing specific ICE agents to specific SS and Gestapo specifically requires specific extreme interpretation. Specific ICE agents specifically enforce specific immigration law. Specific specific deportations specifically return specific illegal aliens to specific home countries. That specifically does not specifically approach specific Nazi atrocities.

Specific consequence. Specific Larson characterization specifically incites specific violence against specific ICE agents. Specific ICE officer assaults specifically up 1000%. Specific Democratic politicians specifically comparing specific ICE to specific Nazis specifically contribute to specific climate producing specific violence.

Newsom Contradicts Himself

Specific Newsom context. “After repeatedly claiming crime is not a problem in California, Gavin Newsom deploys the California Highway Patrol to… combat crime in California.”

Specific Newsom framework contradiction. Specific repeated public claims specifically denying specific California crime problem. Now specifically deploying specific additional law enforcement specifically to specifically combat specific California crime.

“Newsom on why he’s surging law enforcement around California to crack down on crime.”

Specific Newsom action. Specific law enforcement surge across specific California. Specific federal-style intervention that specific Newsom specifically attacks when specific Trump specifically does specific same thing.

Newsom’s specific quote. “You still have people whose cars are broken into, you still have crimes being committed, you still have murders, you still feel unsafe.”

Specific admission. Specific California residents specifically experience:

• Car break-ins
• Various specific crimes
• Specific murders
• Specific feelings of unsafety

That specific admission specifically contradicts specific Newsom’s specific prior framework. California specifically has specific crime problem. Specific Newsom specifically acknowledges that specific crime problem — while specifically implementing specific same framework specifically he specifically criticizes when specifically Trump implements.

”Not Contradictory”

Newsom’s specific attempted reconciliation. “What is not contradictory respectfully is that we’re doing it in partnership with our local communities. We did it in partnership with the Biden administration prior. We’re not talking about the nationalization, the militarization of the Guard and militarizing United States cities. So quite the contrary.”

Specific Newsom framework. Specific California surge specifically different from specific Trump surge because:

• California specifically partnership with specific local communities
• California specifically previously partnership with Biden administration
• California specifically not specifically “nationalization” or specific “militarization”

Those specific distinctions are specifically weak. Specific Trump federal surge specifically in partnership with specific DC MPD (local partnership). Specific Trump surge specifically does not specifically use National Guard for specific patrol (specific activities specifically supporting specific MPD). Specific Newsom’s specific distinctions specifically rhetorical rather than specifically substantive.

Five Distinct Elements

Leavitt on “pregnant people” resignation (specific ideological filtering). Leavitt attacking Psaki on prayer comments (specific defense of religious Americans). “Decline is a choice” framing (specific invitation to specific Democratic cities). Larson’s SS/Gestapo framing (specific vocabulary inflation). Newsom’s contradictory crime surge (specific Democratic hypocrisy).

Each reflects specific political/administration dimensions. Specific administration ideological discipline. Specific religious respect combined with specific political criticism. Specific model for specific cities wanting specific federal help. Specific continued Democratic extreme rhetoric. Specific Democratic leaders specifically doing specifically what they specifically criticize.

Key Takeaways

• Leavitt on the “pregnant people” resignation: “One of those individuals wrote in his departure statement that he identifies pregnant women as pregnant people. So that’s not someone who we want in this administration anyway.”
• On Psaki’s prayer comments: “I saw the comments of my predecessor, Ms. Psaki … incredibly insensitive and disrespectful to the tens of millions of Americans of faith across this country who believe in the power of prayer.”
• On Democratic-run cities: “Decline is a choice. You don’t have to live in constant fear of being robbed, raped, or murdered. Your leaders are lying to you — and they have been failing you for decades.”
• Comparative framework: “In just a few weeks, President Trump has done more for D.C. residents than Democrats did in 50 years.”
• Newsom surging law enforcement after claiming no crime problem: “You still have people whose cars are broken into, you still have crimes being committed, you still have murders, you still feel unsafe.”