Karoline Leavitt blasts ‘left-wing media’ over ‘mixed messaging’ claims about Epic Fury

Published March 12, 2026 1:36am ET



White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt took to social media on Wednesday night to blast the “left-wing media” for claiming that the Trump administration has delivered “mixed messaging” regarding the objectives in Iran and Operation Epic Fury. Leavitt insisted the administration has been consistent in its communication about the overall goals of the military operation. 

“The left-wing media is lying and pushing a fake narrative that there has been ‘mixed messaging’ about the objectives of Operation Epic Fury,” Leavitt said in a post on X. 

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