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Trump's Rogue Media Chats: Stable Hand or Unstable Act?

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President Trumps unpredictable media strategy, including direct cellphone calls and provocative social media posts, has left aides scrambling and sparked backlash. Despite criticism, press secretary Karoline Leavitt stands by him, positioning him as a steady hand against Irans nuclear ambitions.

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Trump's Rogue Media Chats: Stable Hand or Unstable Act?

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Entertainment & Celebrity News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!Trump's Rogue Media Chats: Stable Hand or Unstable Act?. Machine-transcribed; use the interactive transcript above to jump the player to any line.

It's April 22nd. Welcome in. This is Entertainment and Celebrity News today, where the headline shine, powered by AI. President Trump has caught even his own press secretary off guard by going rogue with the media. He told Caroline Levitt to just wait and see after hinting he'd leaked sensitive details to reporters. White House aides say this fits his pattern of direct, unpredictable chats that leave the comms' team scrambling. Since the start of US military moves against Iran, Trump has been fielding calls straight on his personal cell phone from all sorts of journalists. He's dropped conflicting lines, like telling CNN operations were ahead of schedule, then saying to time, there's no timeline at all. Aides are pushing back hard, worried these off-the-cuff talks create confusion at home and overseas. Even some in his base are pushing back against his fiery style, sparking real backlash. Even there's that wild, true social post, where he blasts at Iran with harsh words, demanding

they open the straight or face hell, capped off with praise, to Allah. Trump later admitted to an adviser it was all on purpose, aiming to look unstable and push for talks. Levitt standing by him though, calling Trump the steady-hand American needs to block Iran's nukes, right in line with his campaign boughs. This media freestyle keeps everyone guessing on what's next.

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