Switzerland was reeling on Friday from the blow from US President Donald Trump's latest tariffs, after a new list issued by the White House detailed levies of 39% on Swiss exports to the United States, exceeding the country's worst fears. In April, Trump announced planned tariffs of 31% for Switzerland.

As a result, Leavitt’s critics fired back with a number of facts about her boss. Some also noted that she seemed to pronounce “Nobel” as “noble,” which, ironically, is how Trump himself has spelled the name of the prize in the past. And a few compared her over-the-top praise for her boss to North Korean propaganda.

During a White House press briefing in May, press secretary Karoline Leavitt snapped at a reporter for criticizing Trump's reckless tariffs. Leavitt stated, "Actually, that's not true."