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RandySF

(88,170 posts)
Fri Jul 3, 2026, 03:01 AM 1 hr ago

NH-01: Karoline Leavitt's Failed Campaign Makes Bleak Debt Admission

Donald Trump’s press secretary raised zero money last quarter to shrink the $326,000 in debt her campaign owes after her doomed 2022 bid for the House.

Karoline Leavitt, now 28, was 23 when she launched a New Hampshire run that ended in a humiliating 8-point loss to Democratic Rep. Chris Pappas. She has since stepped into the White House at Trump’s side, becoming the youngest press secretary on record.

The bulk of what “Karoline for Congress” owes, north of $210,000 of the roughly $326,370 shortfall, is money it must return to backers whose donations sailed past federal caps, NOTUS reported Wednesday, citing fresh federal filings released earlier this week.

Election rules dictate that when a campaign takes an over-the-limit check, “the committee must not spend the funds.” Her committee logged zero cash in its account for the second quarter of this year, leaving no way to write any refunds. Leavitt may legally fundraise to clear the tab but has brought in nothing toward it, the outlet noted.







https://www.thedailybeast.com/karoline-leavitts-failed-campaign-makes-bleak-admission-it-still-owes-300000-in-debt/

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NH-01: Karoline Leavitt's Failed Campaign Makes Bleak Debt Admission (Original Post) RandySF 1 hr ago OP
Her old-man of a husband is some kind of mega millionaire. Intractable 1 hr ago #1

Intractable

(2,615 posts)
1. Her old-man of a husband is some kind of mega millionaire.
Fri Jul 3, 2026, 03:13 AM
1 hr ago

I ain't worried about poor Karoline.

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