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Transcript of Karoline Leavitt Holds White House Press Briefing – May 19, 2025

The following is the full transcript of White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt’s press conference, May 19, 2025.

Listen to the audio version here:

KAROLINE LEAVITT: Thank you for joining us early today. We have a very busy day, so we wanted to kick off the week right this morning after a great trip last week. It’s good to see all of you back in Washington.

Take It Down Act Signing Ceremony

This afternoon in the Rose Garden, President Trump, alongside First Lady Melania Trump, will sign the Take It Down Act into law. First Lady Melania Trump was instrumental in getting this important legislation passed.

The Take It Down Act will protect victims of digital exploitation, hold internet platforms accountable by requiring them to remove such imagery from their platforms, and provide justice for victims by allowing prosecutors to go after those who publish non-consensual explicit images online.

The First Lady met with members in the House and the Senate, survivors and their families, and advocates throughout the process to get this bill across the finish line. We are grateful for the First Lady’s hard work and dedication to this issue. And moving forward, she will continue to champion the well-being of our nation’s children through her Be Best agenda. I know the President looks forward to signing that bill into law later this afternoon, and we will see you all there.

One Big Beautiful Bill Update

In other news, the One Big Beautiful Bill passed the House Budget Committee last night, bringing it one step closer to final passage. The One Big Beautiful Bill is perfectly named because it represents a once-in-a-generation opportunity to deliver on the Make America Great Again agenda responsible for President Trump’s landslide victory on November 5th.

The America First policies in this bill are the reason why Republicans currently have the majority in Congress right now.