Karoline Leavitt roasted online for promoting Trump’s order to speed up access for mental illness care

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsKaroline Leavitt roasted online for promoting Trump’s order to speed up access for mental illness careThe timing of the press secretary’s post comes amid heightened scrutiny on Trump’s mental state Rhian Lubin in New York Tuesday 21 April 2026 14:19 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2961849","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/karoline-leavitt-trump-mental-illness-post-b2961849.html","title":"Karoline Leavitt roasted for post on Trump’s plan for treating mental illness"}}CloseTrump cracks joke about wanting to take a psychedelic drugSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regSourceSection":"US politics","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":false}W...