Backlash from Chinese netizens has been swift, with some calling Karoline Leavitt’s fashion choice “hypocritical” amid US President Donald Trump’s ongoing trade war.
Leavitt, said to have been speaking at a recent White House briefing, was identified in a red dress with black lace trimmings that reportedly came from UK brand Self-Portrait, designed by Malaysian Chinese fashion designer Han Chong and manufactured in China.