Leavitt has credited Trump for valuing work ethic above all else. “He doesn’t care if you’re a man or a woman, with kids or no kids. He just wants the hardest worker and the best person for the job,” she explained. Despite acknowledging the challenges of balancing work and motherhood, she considers the opportunity an honor, telling supporters, “This job is temporary, it’s the opportunity of a lifetime, and I know one day he will be proud of his mama.”

Her direct approach has drawn attention before. In June, she went viral after criticizing CNN debate moderators Jake Tapper and Dana Bash for bias. When CNN anchor Kasie Hunt cut off her microphone and ended the interview, refusing to allow attacks on her colleagues, supporters praised Leavitt’s toughness.

Leavitt has continued to defend Trump’s order for federal workers to return to the office, arguing that employees are more productive in an in-person environment. Trump signed an executive order directing federal agencies to implement return-to-office plans. “The American people are funding this government, and they deserve workers who actually show up,” she emphasized.

She also pointed out that only six percent of federal workers in Washington, D.C. are currently in the office full-time, while millions of taxpayer dollars are wasted on empty buildings. “Look at these beautiful buildings in this city—they’ve been here for decades, and they’re sitting empty,” she noted.

Earlier this week, Trump introduced an option allowing federal workers to take a buyout, offering full pay and benefits until September if they choose to resign by February 6.