Leavitt Clashes Over ICE Stats With Reporter at Briefing
TL;DR
At a press briefing, Karoline Leavitt refused to answer a reporter’s question about ICE statistics and retaliated with personal attacks, while Kristi Noem later defended ICE as 'doing everything correctly.' The piece notes reported ICE custody deaths and detentions and cautions there’s no empirical evidence linking immigration to a crime surge.
- Karoline Leavitt Crashes Out Over Reporter Citing ICE Statistics HuffPost
- Trump press secretary launches tirade against reporter who asked about ICE The Guardian
- 'You're a left-wing hack': Leavitt rips into reporter in defense of ICE officers KOMO
- White House blames Democrats for ICE violence as Minneapolis erupts, Insurrection Act threat looms Fox News
- Trump Press Sec Erupts in Fury at Media over ICE as Polls Spiral Again The New Republic
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