The full quote attributed to Leavitt was: "They want you to panic, but Trump wants you to remember Jesus didn't have electricity either, and he did just fine." (@BraddrofliT on X) The claim that Leavitt said these words appeared in posts on social media platforms including X (archived),

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt made her debut at the first press briefing of President Donald Trump's second term on Tuesday, making history as the youngest in her role to stand behind the podium.