Video from a statement by Karoline Leavitt
CNN's Kaitlan Collins asks Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt about coverage of the deaths of U.S. service members, and Leavitt responds, at the Mar. 4, 2026 White House briefing.
Excerpt from 37:11 to 39:36 of the White House video. DI added its logo in the corner.
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Leavitt denied opposing reporting of troop deaths but maintained that CNN and Collins tried to make Trump look bad.
“The press does only want to make the President look bad.”