You know what they say about birds of a feather. In Trumpworld, one of the key commonalities of the flock appears to be an affinity for overdone and uneven makeup. The White House press secretary is just the latest example.
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00:00You know what they say about birds of a feather. In Trump world, one of the key commonalities
00:05of the flock appears to be an affinity for overdone and uneven makeup. The White House
00:10press secretary is just the latest example.
00:13It's typical that the press secretary is the member of the White House staff who takes
00:17the most flack, given that they're the most public-facing member of the administration.
00:22But Donald Trump's new press secretary, Caroline Levitt, has taken it for more than just her
00:26statements about policy and executive actions. She got behind the podium in the briefing
00:31room on February 5th, 2025, to talk about the president's meeting with Israeli Prime
00:36Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and some recent aviation disasters.
00:41"'President Trump is in charge, and America is back.'"
00:45Frankly, it was a bit hard to pay attention to anything she was saying, though. Her heavy
00:51eye makeup drew a lot of attention away. Thick eyeliner on Levitt's eyelids gave her the
00:55raccoon or panda effect, and clumpy mascara and dark eyeshadow only added to the trouble.
01:01It's too bad, really, because her look was otherwise quite sharp, as she sported a sleek,
01:06all-black outfit and had tucked her slightly curled hair behind her ears.
01:10Also unfortunate, this cosmetics flub came only about a week after another in Levitt's
01:14very first White House press briefing on January 28th. Quite a few viewers agreed that her
01:20look then, consisting of a purple suit and heavy tan makeup, aged her considerably. One
01:25wrote on Ex,
01:26"'Can't believe she's only 27. I thought she was much older.'"
01:30Others also questioned her age, though she really is 27, the youngest White House press
01:36secretary in history, and suggested that fillers are ruining her appearance. Levitt has never
01:42admitted to any cosmetic procedures, but some are convinced. One wrote,
01:46"'She is hard AF to look at. Throw the whole injector away.'"
01:50It's hard to deny that a lot of people in Trump's orbit quite simply love to wear a
01:54lot of makeup, and that includes the guy at the very top. The 45th and 47th president
02:00has cared deeply about his appearance for a long time.
02:03"'The light's no good. I always look orange.'"
02:06In some appearances deep into the 2024 presidential campaign, the lines of demarcation between
02:12his bronze makeup and his natural skin tone were readily apparent, making for some unnerving
02:17visuals. Others in Trump's family and administration, including daughter-in-law Lara Trump and Kimberly
02:23Guilfoyle, who was once on track to be his daughter-in-law but now isn't, have also taken
02:28some heat for their fake tans and heavy eye makeup.
02:31As for Levitt, it's unclear whether she does her own makeup for her briefings. But in November
02:362023, the year after she unsuccessfully ran for a New Hampshire congressional seat, she
02:41did post an Instagram reel showing a step-by-step tutorial of her makeup routine for her TV
02:46interviews, confirming that she did that herself. Levitt captioned it,
02:50I receive a lot of questions about how I do my makeup when I go on TV, so I figured I'd
02:55show it. Here's the look I did for a hit on Fox Business, in my New York City hotel room
03:00at literally 4 a.m.
03:02That said, she credits the professionals for making her look flawless when she goes into
03:06the studio, noting that the Hera makeup teams touch up her looks. When she does remote interviews,
03:11though, it's all her own work.
03:14Levitt has also fallen victim to another common makeup mistake — overpowdering. In February
03:192023, she shared a snapshot from a night out with a friend at a Boston bar on her Instagram
03:24page. In the image, she wore a black faux fur jacket, but what stood out was the noticeable
03:29streak of powder under her eyes.