TWH105- Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt Briefs Members of the Media - July 31 2025

Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt Briefs Members of the Media, July 31, 2025
🔵 TRUMP'S PEACE PUSH: Six major global conflicts de-escalated in six months—one peace deal per month. Highlights include breakthroughs between Thailand-Cambodia (300,000 lives saved), Israel-Iran, and India-Pakistan.


🔵 BIG PHARMA ULTIMATUM: 17 major drug CEOs received direct letters from Trump demanding global price parity. Eli Lilly’s letter read aloud at the podium. Deadline: Sept 29 or face "every tool in our arsenal."


🔵 HISTORIC EU DEAL: Not $60B—$600B in European investment + $750B in U.S. energy exports. No U.S. concessions. Fastest, largest trade agreement ever—completed in 48 hours.


🔵 WHITE HOUSE EXPANSION: $200M Presidential Ballroom begins construction Sept 2025. Privately funded, including from Trump himself. First major addition in 150+ years.


🔵 PELOSI PORTFOLIO: Salary: $174K. Reported net worth: $413M. Portfolio surged 70% in 2024—beating Buffett. Trump backs total congressional stock trading ban.


🔵 GAZA MISSION: Trump envoy enters Gaza TOMORROW with Ambassador Huckabee to assess humanitarian needs. New direction in U.S. Middle East policy.


🔵 TARIFF COUNTDOWN: Global tariffs hit 200 countries at midnight. South Korea already pledged $350B—90% directed to U.S. debt reduction. Nations racing to avoid penalties.


🔵 BROWN BACKS DOWN: Ivy League reversal: Brown University fined $50M, ends all trans surgeries for minors, restores merit-based admissions, and adopts biological sex definitions.


🔵 FITNESS RETURNS: Trump signs order reinstating the Presidential Fitness Test in U.S. schools. 4PM ceremony to include national athletes and coaches. “Fit kids, strong country.”

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