"It really is the height of solipsism and narcissism to think that our coverage of fallen warriors has anything to do with our how we cover a president. I'm just utterly shocked that Hegseth and now Karoline Leavitt are saying it."
"It's so offensive. And not I don't care what they think about us. It's so offensive to the families who deserve coverage."
"I think it obviously goes without saying, as you just noted there, that covering the deaths of these service members has nothing to do with President Trump himself personally, just as it didn't with other presidents."
CNN anchor Jake Tapper condemned White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth for attributing media coverage of six American service members killed in Iran to political motivations against President Trump. Tapper, joined by colleague Kaitlan Collins, characterized their claims as narcissistic and solipsistic, emphasizing that coverage of fallen warriors has no connection to how the media covers any president. Tapper stressed that such remarks are offensive to the families of deceased service members who deserve appropriate coverage. He expressed shock at the administration's attacks on media coverage, arguing that the comments disrespect those who died and their grieving families.
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