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White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt responded to criticism by downplaying the controversy, telling TMZ to “stop the fake outrage and report on something today that actually matters to the American public.”

President Trump, 79, defended himself by stating that the video had been posted by a staff member and that he had not fully reviewed it. “No, I didn’t make a mistake,” he said, adding that he believed it was intended as a parody connected to broader political messaging.