White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt stood behind her briefing podium Wednesday and falsely told reporters that it is the federal judiciary — not President Donald Trump and his billionaire adviser Elon Musk — who are precipitating a constitutional crisis in the United States.

The White House said Wednesday that court rulings going against the Trump administration are coming from “judicial activists” on the bench whose decisions amount to a "constitutional crisis.” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt made the comments as she pushed back against critics of Republican President Donald Trump's

Speaking to reporters on Wednesday, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said that judges blocking Trump administration actions were causing a constitutional crisis.

The White House has lashed out at court rulings that have gone against the Trump administration, labelling them as a "constitutional crisis" perpetrated by “judicial activists”. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt made the comments on Wednesday,

The White House on Wednesday sought to turn around claims from Democrats that there was a looming “constitutional crisis” if President Trump defied court orders, arguing that the real “crisis” was