by Nick Gilbertson
The White House blasted media outlets on Wednesday for “intellectual dishonesty” in their coverage of why President Donald Trump launched Operation Epic Fury in Iran.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt ripped news outlets in the opening remarks of a press briefing, before stating the Iranian regime was steadfast in efforts to rebuild its nuclear program.
.@PressSec: "Simply put, [Iran] refused to say yes to peace, and their refusal made clear that their number one priority was building a nuclear weapon with which to threaten the United States of America—again, the country they have been chanting death to for nearly 5 decades." pic.twitter.com/LdNxydSV5R
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) March 4, 2026
“There’s been a lot of misreporting and intellectual dishonesty from the American media on why President Trump decided to launch this operation. So let me remind you,” she said. Read the rest at breitbart.com.
Karoline, as usual, well said.