Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced Wednesday that a woman who made critical comments about the pregnancy of Karoline Leavitt cannot practice medicine in Florida.Uthmeier posted on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, that effective on Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026, Lexie Lawler is no longer allowed to practice nursing in Florida.Leavitt announced last month on Instagram that she was expecting a baby.Your neighborhood: Local coverage from WPBF 25 NewsLawler, who was a labor and delivery nurse at Baptist Health Boca Raton Regional Hospital, caused waves on social media when she posted, “As a labor and delivery nurse, it gives me great joy to wish Karoline Leavitt a fourth-degree tear.”According to the Mayo Clinic, a fourth-degree tear is one of the most severe tears a woman can experience during childbirth. The video caught the attention of Boca Raton Mayor Scott Singer, who contacted Boca Raton Regional Hospital.The hospital fired the nurse. WPBF 25 News requested a comment from the White House and is awaiting a response.Get the latest news updates with the WPBF 25 News app. You can download it here.
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced Wednesday that a woman who made critical comments about the pregnancy of Karoline Leavitt cannot practice medicine in Florida.
Uthmeier posted on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, that effective on Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026, Lexie Lawler is no longer allowed to practice nursing in Florida.
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Effective today, Lexie Lawler is no longer allowed to practice nursing in Florida.
Making statements that wish pain and suffering on anyone, when those statements are directly related to one’s practice, is an ethical red line we should not cross. I’m proud of @FLSurgeonGen for… https://t.co/bil0VltF9Y
— Attorney General James Uthmeier (@AGJamesUthmeier) January 28, 2026
Leavitt announced last month on Instagram that she was expecting a baby.
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WASHINGTON, DC – JANUARY 26: White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks during a news briefing in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House on January 26, 2026 in Washington, DC. Leavitt discussed the recent ICE shooting in Minneapolis and spoke on FEMA’s response to the recent weekend winter storm. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
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Lawler, who was a labor and delivery nurse at Baptist Health Boca Raton Regional Hospital, caused waves on social media when she posted, “As a labor and delivery nurse, it gives me great joy to wish Karoline Leavitt a fourth-degree tear.”
According to the Mayo Clinic, a fourth-degree tear is one of the most severe tears a woman can experience during childbirth.
The video caught the attention of Boca Raton Mayor Scott Singer, who contacted Boca Raton Regional Hospital.
The hospital fired the nurse.
WPBF 25 News requested a comment from the White House and is awaiting a response.
Get the latest news updates with the WPBF 25 News app. You can download it here.