Supporters of Democratic congressional candidate Melat Kiros celebrate at an election-night watch party after Kiros won the Colorado primary, in Denver, Colo., June 30, 2026(Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images)
Karoline Leavitt touched off a firestorm with her explanation of socialism’s popularity among her generation.
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt recently faced backlash on X after she claimed that young people are flocking to socialism because of a collective sense of entitlement.
Asked by Fox News anchor Jesse Watters about the trend of twentysomethings supporting so-called democratic socialism, Leavitt responded: “This generation — my generation, I hate to say it — Gen Z and those younger than me have been raised with silver spoons in their mouths and everything handed to them.”
“That is not the values this country was built on,” she added. “It was built on meritocracy and hard work, pulling up your sleeves, ...
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