"Leavitt zeroed in on a CNN headline that read: Protests erupt after federal agents shoot man in Minneapolis. Her objection was not that the shooting failed to occur, nor that protests did not follow. Both are undisputed. Instead, Leavitt argued that the chyron failed to reflect what she described as the fuller context behind the incident. That is not the story. That's not the truth, Leavitt said flatly, escalating her critique well beyond a standard complaint about framing or omitted details."
"Press secretaries routinely argue that coverage lacks nuance. Far less common is an outright declaration that an accurate statement of events is false. The moment came after a reporter asked about unrest in Minneapolis following an ICE operation, citing vandalized federal vehicles, alleged theft of weapons from an FBI car, and reports from a journalist embedded with ICE who described sustained harassment of agents."
Karoline Leavitt angrily denounced a CNN chyron that read "Protests erupt after federal agents shoot man in Minneapolis," calling it "not the truth" despite the chyron stating two accurate facts. She argued the headline omitted fuller context, escalating beyond typical complaints about framing. The confrontation occurred during a briefing about unrest in Minneapolis after an ICE operation, with reports of vandalized federal vehicles, alleged theft of weapons from an FBI car, and harassment of embedded ICE agents. Leavitt defended ICE, accused Democratic leaders and media of demonizing federal agents, and displayed photos and slogans allegedly targeting agents.
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