Karoline Leavitt’s Meltdown Sparks Social Media Backlash | EUROtoday

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt most likely thought attacking a journalist who requested a legit query about Immigration and Customs Enforcement brokers throughout Thursday’s press briefing would assist her win the hearts and minds of voters.

But it doesn’t seem issues labored out as she may need hoped, primarily based on the social media response to her meltdown at a easy query requested by The Hill’s Niall Stanage.

During the briefing, Stanage famous an earlier remark made by Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem that ICE brokers are “doing everything correctly,” earlier than asking Leavitt how that may be when “32 people died in ICE custody last year, 170 U.S. citizens were detained by ICE, and Renee Good was shot in the head and killed by an ICE agent.”

Leavitt then requested Stanage a query about Good, the 37-year-old lady shot and killed by an ICE officer whereas in her automotive in Minneapolis.

“Why was Renee Good unfortunately and tragically killed?” she requested, to which he replied, “Because an ICE agent acted recklessly and killed her unjustifiably.”

Leavitt didn’t like the reply and declared, “Oh, OK. So you’re a biased reporter with a left-wing opinion” earlier than occurring a tirade the place she referred to as Stanage “a left-wing activist” and stated he was “posing as a journalist.”

When Stanage requested what was inaccurate in what he stated, Leavitt ignored him and continued her rant.

“Shame on people like you in the media who have a crooked view and have a biased view, and pretend like you’re a real, honest journalist.”

Although Leavitt’s lashing-out has gone viral, a lot of the sympathy was given to Stanage, who many famous requested a legit query about Noem’s remark and in addition responded actually to her query about what he thought triggered Good’s dying.