{"id":40801,"date":"2026-08-12T12:29:44","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T07:29:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=40801"},"modified":"2026-08-12T12:29:44","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T07:29:44","slug":"jayme-franklin-hits-back-at-trump-zapper-theory-im-just-pregnant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=40801","title":{"rendered":"Jayme Franklin Hits Back at Trump Zapper Theory: \u2018I\u2019m Just Pregnant\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"Paragraph-module-scss-module__0ovlkG__blockParagraph\" blockindex=\"0\" articletitle=\"Jayme Franklin Hits Back at Trump Zapper Theory: \u2018I\u2019m Just Pregnant\u2019\">Jayme Franklin, a conservative brand CEO, has laughed off unfounded theories about why she had her hand on her stomach as she stood behind President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/topic\/donald-trump\">Donald Trump<\/a> during a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/topic\/white-house\">White House<\/a> announcement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph-module-scss-module__0ovlkG__blockParagraph\" blockindex=\"1\" articletitle=\"Jayme Franklin Hits Back at Trump Zapper Theory: \u2018I\u2019m Just Pregnant\u2019\">Responding to a viral post that joked she was nicknamed &#8220;The Zapper&#8221; and had a button on her stomach that she could press to wake Trump, Franklin wrote: &#8220;I\u2019m just pregnant you weirdos.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"Embed-module-scss-module__dcjAqG__embedWrapper TwitterEmbed-module-scss-module__R6Ucka__embedContent \" style=\"width:100%;margin:0 auto\"\/>\n<section class=\"RelatedStoriesV2-module-scss-module__Hqo30W__container\" data-gtm-action=\"Read_More\" data-variant=\"v2\" data-loading=\"true\" aria-busy=\"true\" aria-label=\"Loading related stories\">\n<p><h4 class=\"RelatedStoriesV2-module-scss-module__Hqo30W__headlineText\"><span class=\"RelatedStoriesV2-module-scss-module__Hqo30W__headlinePrefix\">Read More<!-- --> on <\/span><span>News<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"Paragraph-module-scss-module__0ovlkG__blockParagraph\" blockindex=\"4\" articletitle=\"Jayme Franklin Hits Back at Trump Zapper Theory: \u2018I\u2019m Just Pregnant\u2019\">Videos garnering hundreds of thousands of views show <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/who-jayme-franklin-appeared-with-trump-vaccine-announcement-12308965\">Franklin standing near Trump and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr<\/a>. in the Oval Office on Monday, as Trump announced changes to federal childhood vaccination recommendations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph-module-scss-module__0ovlkG__blockParagraph\" blockindex=\"6\" articletitle=\"Jayme Franklin Hits Back at Trump Zapper Theory: \u2018I\u2019m Just Pregnant\u2019\">Franklin, founder of The Conservateur, later said in a post on X that she was &#8220;honored&#8221; to have been at the White House and praised Trump&#8217;s move, saying: &#8220;Parents deserve the freedom to make informed decisions&#8221; about their children\u2019s health.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph-module-scss-module__0ovlkG__blockParagraph\" blockindex=\"7\" articletitle=\"Jayme Franklin Hits Back at Trump Zapper Theory: \u2018I\u2019m Just Pregnant\u2019\"><em>This is a developing story\u2014more to follow.<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageBlock-module-scss-module__rUGLEG__container\">\n<div class=\"ImageBlock-module-scss-module__rUGLEG__imageContainer\" style=\"padding-bottom:66.6667%\"><img id=\"12312359\" alt=\"President Donald Trump signs an executive order about vaccines as Jayme Franklin, left, and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. watch  in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., on  August 10, 2026.\" caption=\"President Donald Trump signs an executive order about vaccines as Jayme Franklin, left, and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. watch Monday, Aug. 10, 2026, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington.\" captionoverride=\"President Donald Trump signs an executive order about vaccines as Jayme Franklin, left, and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. 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