So, like, there was this Grammy Award-winning rockstar who totally blew White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt’s mind with his question during Monday’s briefing. Winston Marshall, you know, the former banjoist from Mumford & Sons, had the nerve to ask President Trump to grant asylum to British folks who were getting in trouble for “hate speech” back in the UK. He was all about how people were getting thrown in the slammer for tweets and stuff, which is like, crazy, right?
Anyway, Winston Marshall, who ditched the band in 2021, straight up asked Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt if the Trump crew would even think about giving asylum to Brits. Leavitt looked totally shocked by the question, man. She was like, “Would the Trump administration think about asylum for British citizens in that kind of situation?” And then Marshall, who’s got his own podcast now called The Winston Marshall Show, was just waiting for an answer.
Leavitt seemed caught off guard by the whole thing. She said, “I haven’t heard anything like that come up with the president, and I haven’t chatted with him about it either. But hey, I guess I could talk to our National Security team and see if the administration would be down for it or whatever.”
So, yeah, pretty wild stuff going down at the White House briefing, right? Not really sure why this matters, but it’s definitely making some waves. Maybe it’s just me, but I feel like it’s kind of a big deal, you know?
But like, seriously, Winston Marshall bringing up the whole asylum thing for British citizens facing free speech drama back home? That’s some heavy stuff. And Leavitt not really knowing what to say right off the bat? Talk about awkward, man.
In the end, who knows if anything will actually come of Marshall’s question. But hey, at least he’s out there asking the tough questions and getting people thinking, right? Gotta give the guy credit for that. So, yeah, stay tuned to see if anything comes of this whole asylum idea. It could get pretty interesting, that’s for sure.
