Video from a statement by Kaitlan Collins
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.
Video: The White House. Public domain (U.S. government work) (opens in a new tab)
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Collins rejected the suggestion that covering U.S. service-member deaths amounted to an effort to harm Trump.
“I don't think covering troop deaths is trying to make the President look bad.”