At first, everything went smoothly — until the conversation turned to “youth in politics.” That’s when the ex-baseball star, clearly trying to poke fun, interrupted Leavitt mid-sentence and delivered a smug, self-deprecating joke:
“Karoline, you talk a good game, but I wonder if you even know who the vice president is without checking your notes.”
The room chuckled nervously. It was a jab meant to discredit her knowledge and make her look unprepared — or worse, inexperienced.
But Leavitt didn’t blink. She paused, looked at the former ballplayer, and delivered a calmly devastating response:
“Funny, coming from someone who spent 20 years running bases and still couldn’t find home.” For a split second, the studio went completely silent.
