Did White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt wear a ‘made in China’ dress?

At a recent White House briefing, Karoline Leavitt wore a red and black lace dress that immediately drew attention on social media. Users were quick to claim the dress was ‘made in China’. Zhang Zhisheng, the current Consul General of the People’s Republic of China in Denpasar, Indonesia, slammed Leavitt for wearing the dress. ‘Accusing China is business. Buying China is life,’ he said. The controversy comes amid escalating tensions between the United States and China over trade tariffs

Did White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt wear a 'made in China' dress?

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt is under fire for wearing a dress that social media users claim was ‘made in China.’

The controversy comes at a time when the United States and China are locked in an escalating trade dispute, with new tariffs and countermeasures being introduced by both sides.

Adding to the strain, China has also issued a fresh “risk alert” for its citizens planning to visit the United States due to rising tensions between the two countries.

Amid the tensions, the youngest White House press secretary in US history has become a target of social media.