The full quote attributed to Leavitt was: "They want you to panic, but Trump wants you to remember Jesus didn't have electricity either, and he did just fine." (@BraddrofliT on X) The claim that Leavitt said these words appeared in posts on social media platforms including X (archived),

Karoline Leavitt was accused of stating 'Jesus Christ didn't have electricity' in a press conference when asked about the tariff war between Canada and US

For the third day in a row, the White House barred an AP reporter from attending official events because the organization won’t use the name Gulf of America.