AI Overview:
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt had a heated exchange with a reporter, believed to be Niall Stanage of The Hill, during a press briefing today (Thursday, January 15, 2026). The confrontation occurred after the reporter described the fatal shooting of a woman, Renee Nicole Good, by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent in Minneapolis as “reckless” and “unjustifiable”.
In response, Leavitt criticized the reporter, stating:
- “You’re a left-wing hack, you’re not a reporter, you’re posing in this room as a journalist”.
- “You shouldn’t even be sitting in that seat”.
Leavitt defended the ICE agent’s actions, stating the agent was executing a targeted operation against a criminal illegal migrant and acted in self-defense when attacked by multiple individuals. The exchange has been widely circulated on social media platforms such as TikTok and YouTube.
Karoline verbally slaps lefty boy down. EXCELLENT!!!