On March 19, Karoline Leavitt was corrected by a reporter during her White House press briefing after she stated that Judge James E. Boasberg, the judge who blocked Trump's deportations, was appointed by Barack Obama. NBC News reporter Garrett Haake reminded Leavitt that Boasberg was originally appointed to the Superior Court of the District of Columbia by former President George W. Bush in 2002, then was later elevated to the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia by former President