"Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, at Wednesday's briefing alongside Gen. Dan Caine, accused the American press of covering U.S. service member deaths in Iran for one reason only: to make the president look bad. The comment landed like a grenade in a briefing room that was already a stage with One America News Network and The Daily Wire called on first, and the BBC only summoned, per CNN's Brian Stelter, because Hegseth apparently liked anchor Tom Batemans tie."
"CNN's Kaitlan Collins pressed press secretary Karoline Leavitt on Hegseth's remarks. Leavitt initially denied he'd said what he said. Collins produced the transcript. Cornered, Leavitt pivoted declaring it a fact that CNN does only want to make the president look bad, taking a swipe at the network's ratings for good measure."
The conflict in Iran is creating significant divisions within media ecosystems, with the White House and press corps increasingly at odds. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth accused the American press of covering U.S. service member deaths solely to damage the president's image. CNN's Kaitlan Collins confronted press secretary Karoline Leavitt over these remarks, producing a transcript when Leavitt denied the statement. Leavitt then doubled down, claiming CNN's coverage is partisan and referenced the network's ratings. Meanwhile, other media developments include concerns about the Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger, Bari Weiss's success at CBS News, and Donald Trump's agreement to attend the White House Correspondents' Dinner, which has generated mixed reactions from the press corps.
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