Leavitt pushes back against journalist over ICE shooting — ‘You are a left-wing hack’

OAN Staff Katherine Mosack and Brooke Mallory

In a fiery exchange that electrified the White House briefing room, Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt delivered a masterclass in media accountability while standing firmly behind the men and women of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

The confrontation ignited on Thursday when a columnist from The Hill, Niall Stanage, attempted to corner the administration about a recent law enforcement action in Minneapolis. However, Leavitt didn’t just parry the question, she dismantled the premise, exposing the “biased” line of questioning as nothing more than political theater.

As he questioned Leavitt on the conduct of ICE officers, Stanage shaped his line of inquiry to suggest negligence and excessive force by federal personnel.

“Earlier you were defending ICE agents generally. [Homeland Security] Secretary [Kristi] Noem spoke to media and said that ICE is doing ‘everything correctly.’ 32 people died in ICE custody last year, 170 U.S. citizens were detained by ICE, and Renee Good was shot in the head and killed by an ICE agent. How does that equate to them doing everything correctly?” Stanage asked.

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