White House aides mocked questions about Trump’s Putin summit location in Budapest, sparking criticism over tone and transparency.

White House officials Karoline Leavitt and Steven Cheung drew criticism for responding to a question about the location of President Trump’s upcoming summit with Vladimir Putin in Budapest with "Your mom" remarks, offering no substantive explanation for choosing Hungary. The exchange, which occurred during a briefing, sparked debate over the administration’s tone and transparency, especially given Budapest’s historical significance in the 1994 Budapest Memorandum, a pact Russia violated in 2014 and 2022. The summit, announced after a call in which Trump claimed "great progress" on ending the Ukraine war, remains shrouded in uncertainty, with no details provided on the selection process or agenda.