Overview
- During a White House meeting with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, President Trump rebuked an NBC reporter as "fake news" after she challenged his Walmart Thanksgiving meal claim.
- Trump summoned Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, who delivered an impromptu defense emphasizing the administration's record on inflation and affordability.
- Minutes later, Trump declined to take a question from the same NBC reporter, reiterating his "fake news" charge.
- Orbán jokingly asked to hire Leavitt, Trump played along, and Leavitt later posted on X that she was "staying right here."
- Mediaite reported that Trump signaled he may exempt Hungary from Russia oil sanctions, a suggestion not backed by any announced policy change.