Tapper Defends Collins, Slams Leavitt on CNN

0:00What's up? This is Entertainment in Celebrity News today, bringing you the hottest stories right now. Tensions bored over at a White House press briefing on Tuesday March 4th when press secretary Caroline Levitt accused CNN reporter Caitlyn, Collins of being disingenuous. The clash stemmed from Collins questioning Defense Secretary Pete Hague's comments on media coverage. Two days later, on Thursday March 5th, CNN anchor Jake Tapper jumped in to defend his colleague on his show, The Lead. Leave it back, Cakesets View, then news outlets highlight deaths of US troops, mainly to hurt the president's image. She insisted that was a stray fact, especially aimed at CNN. Tapper played back the exchange and pushed back hard. Tapper made it clear that Levitt's take was just an opinion, not a proven fact. He stressed it had little to do with honoring fallen service members. Plus, he pointed out that CNN has always covered troop sacrifices, no matter who was in the White House. Levitt has long claimed mainstream media, particularly CNN, shows bias against the Trump administration by

1:05twisting stories to undermine it. Viewers saw this as another round in that ongoing battle. Tapper has stuck up for Collins before, calling out past attacks on her from the president himself. Meanwhile, these back and forths highlight the growing friction between the press core and the current team. This episode is brought to you in partnership with our sponsor, Your Pillow, Your Podcast, Your Moment, Made for Listening in Bed, S-O-L-I-SoliPillow.com.