Karoline Leavitt's failed campaign still drowning in $300K debt years later

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt ran unsuccessfully for Congress in 2022 — and the campaign committee she set up still owes hundreds of thousands in debt with no recent progress on repaying it, NOTUS reported on Friday.

"During the final three months of 2025, Leavitt’s committee made no progress paying down the more than $326,000 it still owes creditors — debt that’s lingered since Rep. Chris Pappas defeated Leavitt in her 2022 bid to represent New Hampshire’s 1st Congressional District," reported Manuela Silva. "Leavitt campaign committee debt hasn’t budged for a year, as previously reported by NOTUS. The majority of Karoline for Congress’ debt — more than $210,000 — is money that the campaign owes in the form of refunds to contributors who donated more than federal election law allowed."

Additionally, said the report, Leavitt's campaign, because it has no money and a mountain of debt, has been unable to refund contributions from people who improperly gave over individual spending limits, which would itself be a violation of campaign finance law.

To fix all this, said the report, "Karoline for Congress could conduct fundraisers, rent its supporter lists or otherwise solicit prospective donors in an effort to generate cash to retire its debts, per federal law. Leavitt is not personally liable for her committee’s debts, but she could assist in debt retirement efforts."

It's not unusual for terminated political campaigns to leave large amounts of debt on the books, but, the report noted, "some defunct political campaigns with large debts have successfully paid off lingering liabilities, such as Hillary Clinton’s 2008 presidential campaign."

Since being appointed White House press secretary, Leavitt has garnered a reputation for rapid-fire dishonesty and false claims; she recently even triggered an angry response from the nation of Belgium for falsely claiming they had joined President Donald Trump's alternative U.N.