At a White House briefing on Wednesday, press secretary Karoline Leavitt clashed with CNN’s Kaitlan Collins over questions about how the media covers U.S. service members killed during the conflict in Iran and the Middle East. Collins referenced earlier comments by Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth about media reporting on the deaths of six U.S. troops to make President Donald Trump “look bad.” Leavitt forcefully rejected Collins’s framing, accusing CNN of being “disingenuous” and insisting the press should accurately report on the success of Operation Epic Fury and the sacrifices of American forces. Watch#KarolineLeavitt #KaitlanCollins #CNN #WhiteHouse #IranWar #MediaClash #PressBriefing #USPolitics #OperationEpicFury