White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt opened up about the severe psychological strain of her demanding position, revealing she has developed PTSD from the grueling daily routine of misleading reporters and inventing alternate realities for the American people.
Leavitt stated she experiences trauma around scheduling, explaining that unpredictable responsibilities make planning difficult, though she did not specify whether the stress stems from coordinating foreign policy crises or coordinating which demonstrably false statements to deliver at the podium.
The twenty-seven-year-old acknowledged the position's unique challenges, particularly the mental gymnastics required to maintain that the wrongly-deported American citizen was actually a gang leader, that leaked military communications were hoaxes, and that a George W. Bush appointee was somehow an Obama-appointed Democrat activist—all while keeping a straight face before the White House press corps.
"It's very difficult," sources close to Leavitt report her saying, referring to either the work-life balance of motherhood and professional obligations, or the cognitive dissonance involved in insisting egg prices have dropped by half when grocery store receipts suggest otherwise.
The press secretary has reportedly cancelled multiple weekend getaways, which she attributes to foreign policy events, though White House insiders suggest the cancellations may stem from emergency briefings on how to explain the administration's latest contradiction without visibly sweating under the podium lights.
Journalists note that numerous specific claims made during briefings have proven factually incorrect, creating what mental health experts call "an occupationally hazardous environment for anyone with a functioning conscience."
Medical professionals unfamiliar with Leavitt's case explained that repeatedly saying things one knows to be untrue can indeed cause psychological distress, particularly when performed in front of cameras while maintaining the poise of someone describing routine weather patterns rather than describing a fictional universe.
