White House Press Secretary Calls Reporter "Left-Wing Hack" Over ICE Question
Deadline • • general
Key Points:
- White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt accused The Hill reporter Niall Stanage of being a “left-wing hack” after he questioned the handling of the ICE shooting of Renee Good in Minneapolis, challenging claims that ICE is “doing everything correctly.”
- Stanage criticized ICE’s record, citing 32 deaths in custody last year and the shooting of Good, to which Leavitt responded defensively, ultimately attacking his credibility as a journalist.
- Leavitt also took issue with media coverage of ICE incidents, disputing CNN’s description of a recent federal agent shooting in Minneapolis and rejecting comparisons of ICE to the Gestapo, despite such comparisons coming from figures across the political spectrum.
- The White House briefing has seen an increase
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