Overview
- An NBC reporter’s fact-check on a Walmart Thanksgiving meal prompted President Trump to refuse her question and label NBC “fake news.”
- Trump summoned White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, who defended his record on inflation and tax cuts in an extended on-camera rebuttal.
- Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán joked about hiring Leavitt, Trump urged her to stay, and Leavitt later posted on X that she is “staying right here.”
- The exchange unfolded during a bilateral luncheon in the White House Cabinet Room with Orbán seated beside the president.
- Coverage from the meeting also reported Trump signaled he may exempt Hungary from Russia-related oil sanctions, with no formal change announced.