White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt came ready for war at today’s press briefing. The day's topic, though hardly the one on the minds of the American people, is this brutal, unforced error made by National Security Director Michael Waltz, who added The Atlantic’s Jeffrey Goldberg to a Signal chat about anti-Houthi operations. The narrative was that top-secret war plans were discussed. No classified information was divulged, and the latest string of texts shows zero war planning done—exaggeration; thy name is The Atlantic.
Leavitt wasn’t going to let CNN’s Kaitlin Collins dominate the floor, calmly and directly telling her she wasn’t going to take her follow-up question:
FIERY: @PressSec shuts down CNN's Kaitlan Collins who BEGS for a follow-up question! pic.twitter.com/6Cidm4Quna
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Leavitt also torched the fake news establishment over this story, which will likely fizzle out by the weekend. Any attempt to resurrect it will appear forced, like what the Left does incessantly on January 6 matters. It's refreshing to have a press secretary who's competent at her job. Enjoy:
🔥@PressSec: "We are NOT going to be lectured about national security and American troops by Democrats and the mainstream media who turned the other cheek when the Biden administration, because of their incompetence, left 13 service members DEAD in Afghanistan and not a single… pic.twitter.com/01VCIS6XOr
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🚨 @PressSec DEBUNKS fake news story parroted by MANY media outlets over the past 48 hours:
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"That is ABSOLUTELY false. Steve Witkoff did NOT have his personal device, nor did he have his government device with him. He was given a classified protected server by the United States… pic.twitter.com/88Dqld5IIi
.@PressSec: "Why did The Atlantic downgrade their allegation about war plans to attack plans? They're now playing word games because they KNOW this was sensationalist spin from a reporter who is well known for doing this." pic.twitter.com/yv48d5MmpJ
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🔥BOOM: @PressSec just TORCHED Jeffrey Goldberg for being a FAKE NEWS reporter!
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"There's arguably no one in the media who loves manufacturing and pushing hoaxes more than Jeffrey Goldberg. Goldberg is an anti-Trump hater. He is a registered Democrat. Goldberg's wife is also a… pic.twitter.com/LiRRrMEVVC