Trump Fawns Over Karoline Leavitt: ‘That Face’ and ‘Those Lips — They Move Like a Machine Gun’

President Donald Trump fawned over his press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, while returning to the U.S. after a summit in Egypt on Monday.

Speaking with reporters aboard Air Force One late Monday, the president randomly pivoted from a question about whether Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdoğan could help bring an end to the war between Russia and Ukraine to banter with the White House press corps about the performance of his press secretary.

“How’s Karoline doing?” Trump asked. “Is she doing good?”

Then, Trump — clearly in jest — floated the prospect of ousting Leavitt.

“Should Karoline be replaced?” Trump asked.

“That’s up to you, sir,” Politico’s Dasha Burns replied.

Trump shook his head and smiled.

“It’ll never happen,” he said.

Leavitt jokingly chided the reporters for not having her back.

“Nobody wants to stick up for me?” Leavitt said.

“Great job,” replied Town Hall editor and Fox News contributor Katie Pavlich.

And Trump made it clear where his sentiments lie with a fawning compliment to his chief spokesperson.

“That face, Katie, and those lips — they move like a machine gun, right?” Trump said.

Watch above, via CSPAN Networks.