Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced a labor-and-delivery nurse has been barred from practicing in the state after posting a now-viral social media video in which she wished a severe childbirth injury on White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt. On January 28, 2026, the Florida Department of Health issued an emergency suspension of the nursing license of Alexis Backer Lawler, R.N., of Boca Raton, after she posted a vulgar video targeting Leavitt amid Leavitt’s pregnancy announcement. The hospital quickly fired Lawler, stating her comments did not reflect institutional values or standards of patient care. He reiterated that firing the nurse was insufficient and that the state must uphold professional standards for health practitioners. Leavitt, who announced she is expecting her second child—a baby girl—in May 2026, did not publicly respond to the incident.