Karoline Leavitt and CNN’s Kaitlan Collins spar over media bias on Iran

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White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt and CNN anchor Kaitlan Collins sparred over War Secretary Pete Hegseth‘s comments against press coverage of the Iran conflict and the six U.S. service members who have died since the operation started.

The spat occurred during a Wednesday afternoon press briefing when Collins questioned Leavitt about Hegseth’s previous comments seeming to suggest the press should not prominently cover the deaths of U.S. service members.

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