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White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt erupted at CNN’s Kaitlan Collins during a December 11, 2025 press briefing, calling out the network for peddling what she called “untrue narratives” about the economy and refusing to be lectured by a press corps that has blind spots. Leavitt’s blunt defense of the administration’s economic record was a welcome change from the timid performances too many in Washington now accept as normal.
When Collins pushed back about affordability and mixed messaging from the president, Leavitt didn’t mince words, accusing reporters of taking the previous administration’s talking points at face value and calling those earlier claims “utter lies.” The press secretary’s indignation wasn’t theater; it was righteous anger at a media that spent years gaslighting Americans about inflation and the border.
Leavitt also pointed to hard numbers, telling reporters that inflation has moved down and that the economy is trending the right way — a fact she said the media simply refuses to report with the same zeal they used to excuse the last administration. The press corps’ reflexive skepticism of conservative successes is why the White House had to force the issue in public rather than rely on polite back-and-forths.
When Collins tried to follow up, Leavitt cut her off and refused to take another question, underscoring a broader truth: this isn’t a friendly press corps, it’s an opposition party at the podium. Leavitt even used the exchange to illustrate President Trump’s recent comments about CNN’s need for new ownership, arguing the network’s coverage is increasingly out of touch with ordinary Americans.
Americans are tired of media elites who treat selective outrage as journalism and who ignore the real progress happening in communities across this country. Leavitt’s take-no-nonsense stand is exactly what patriots expect from a press secretary — someone who defends the truth and the dignity of hard-working Americans against a narrative machine that often serves itself before the public.
Conservatives should celebrate this moment not because it makes headlines, but because it exposes the rot at the center of establishment reporting and forces a national conversation about who the press really serves. We need more officials willing to speak plainly and call out double standards, because courage in the face of biased institutions is how we win back honesty in public life.
Leavitt and the administration have repeatedly pointed to job reports, wage gains, and falling consumer costs as evidence that American families are better off than the press would admit, and that record should be debated openly instead of buried behind partisan talking points. If reporters insist on treating every positive development as suspect while excusing past failures, the American people will rightly lose faith in them and turn to leaders who actually deliver results.
