'Pure disgust': Leavitt says Trump reviewed images of potential suspect in Guthrie case

WASHINGTON (TNND) — President Donald Trump felt "pure disgust" when he saw surveillance video that showed a masked person walking around Nancy Guthrie's porch the night she went missing.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt shared the update on Tuesday, just after the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) released the footage.

"I was once again with the president. He and I were both reviewing the newly released surveillance footage from FBI in the Savannah Guthrie case on just this heartbreaking situation with respect to her mother," Leavitt told reporters during a news conference.

"His initial reaction, of course, is of pure disgust," she later added.

Leavitt said Trump also called on the public to contact the FBI as soon as possible if anyone has information about the case.

"The president encourages any American across the country with any knowledge of this suspect to please call the FBI, who continue to assist state and local authorities, who are leading this investigation on the ground," Leavitt said.

"And, once again, I will reiterate that the prayers of this entire White House are with Savannah and her family at this time and we hope that this person is found soon and that her mother is brought home safely," she added.

Leavitt also said anyone who was involved in the "depraved crime" should be held to the fullest extent of the law.

Video released by the FBI shows the person wearing a backpack, long sleeves, and pants while walking up to the door at Guthrie's home in Tucson.

The footage shows the person trying to cover a camera near the front door with their gloved hand before putting plants in front of the camera.

The images show "an armed individual appearing to have tampered with the camera at Nancy Guthrie’s front door the morning of her disappearance,” FBI Director Kash Patel said on X.

In the videos, the person appeared to be wearing a handgun holster attached to their waist area.

The new images were “recovered from residual data located in backend systems” after investigators had spent days trying to find images or video that may have been lost, corrupted, or inaccessible, Patel said.

The announcement follows heartbreaking messages made by Savannah Guthrie and her family during the last few days as they plead with the apparent kidnappers to hand over their mother.