A Fox News clip shared by X user @KrisIsPissed captured White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt attempting to say "objective fact" during a briefing. In the clip, Leavitt appeared to mispronounce the phrase "objective fact" as "objectible fact," prompting reactions on social media.
"My god, is this Barbie Klaus demanding people glorify the Dear Leader and report as she tells everyone? ," one user wrote on X. Another user said, "This is what happens when you make DEI hires of unqualified young blondes. Shane. Real shame."
A third drew a line to recent history: "In case anyone wonders what happened to 'alternative facts,' there are now so many alternatives they can't decide which one to go with."
For a “press secretary,” she sure doesn’t really know how the words she uses work. Objectible fact?! ??♀️
— Purple Haired Basic White Girl ?? (@KrisIsPissed) March 4, 2026
In February 2025, Fox Business journalist asked Karoline about the rising grocery prices in the United States, and when they would begin to drop. She seemed confused, and clarified with the reporter, asking whether the reporter was referring to rising costs at the stores and "at the grocery pump."
The unusual phrase quickly attracted attention online.
Someone made a Bluesky account using the name Grocery Pump, with a bio reading: "Karoline Leavitt invented me. I pump out groceries at high prices." The bio further joked the eggs were now $500 a gallon!
Another said: "This is all they have…😂😂😂😂 'In over her head': Critics mock Karoline Leavitt after latest press conference flub' 😮😮😮😮 Why? She referred to the "grocery pump," an apparent mix of "gas pump" and "grocery store.""
Asked when prices will actually start coming down, a flustered Karoline Leavitt says, "prices at the store and at the grocery pump?" and provides a non-answer pic.twitter.com/8eC2Gy38Vx
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) February 5, 2025
In March, Leavitt mistakenly said that Trump's Department of Justice would focus on "fighting law and order" at a separate White House briefing, instead of saying "fighting for law and order."
Many have talked about Leavitt's problematic pronunciations.
Former MSNBC anchor Keith Olbermann addressed the pattern on his podcast in August 2025, citing Leavitt's mispronunciations as a persistent issue during her tenure.
The list has gotten longer by then. In June, she mispronounced the name of Karol Nawrocki, the recently elected leader of Poland, uttering it as "Noratsky." She then looked to a Polish journalist in the room for assistance and thanked him for "the insight."
