Karoline Leavitt Asked Point Blank If DOGE 'Illegally' Entered US Institute Of Peace Building

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At a White House press briefing on Wednesday, Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt was asked about the US Institute of Peace.

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00:00Thanks, Caroline. I have two questions, one on the United States Institute of Peace and

00:04then on the Supreme Court, if that's okay. Sure.

00:06So on the United States Institute of Peace, this is a little bit wild. I understand the

00:10old president refused to leave. After he was removed from his position, he barricaded himself

00:15in his offices, had to be escorted out by police, left the building without Wi-Fi, telephones,

00:21elevators, and more, and is now telling media that Doge broke in and illegally removed him.

00:27So can you comment on this sequence of events and specify, did Doge illegally enter?

00:33I'm really glad you brought this up, Mary. We were made aware of this story by individuals

00:39at Doge, at Elon Musk's team, and also at the State Department, who were unable to access

00:45this building. And it became very clear that there was a concerted effort amongst the rogue

00:52bureaucrats at the United States Institute of Peace to actually physically barricade

00:56themselves essentially inside of the building to prevent political appointees of this administration

01:02who work at the direction of the President of the United States to get into the building.

01:07There was a piece in the Daily Caller, thank you for sharing the truth on this, about what

01:11happened. Staff contacted the MPD in an attempt to prevent Doge personnel from entering. They

01:18barricaded the doors. They also disabled telephone lines, Internet connections, and other IT

01:25infrastructure within the building. They distributed flyers internally, encouraging each other

01:30to basically prevent these individuals from accessing the building. I use this to say

01:37this is what Doge and this administration is facing. It's a resistance from bureaucrats

01:42who don't want to see change in this city. President Trump was elected on an overwhelming

01:46mandate to seek change and implement change, and this is unacceptable behavior.

Karoline Leavitt Asked Point Blank If DOGE 'Illegally' Entered US Institute Of Peace Building

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