‘You’re a biased reporter with a left-wing opinion’
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White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt skewered The Hill associate editor Niall Stanage on Thursday after he accused the Immigration Customs and Enforcement (ICE) agent who killed Renee Good of acting “recklessly.”
StanageclaimedthatGoodwaskilledbecauseJonathanRoss,theICEagentinquestion,unjustifiablykilledher,withoutanymentionofGoodacceleratinghervehicleandhittinghim.LeavitttoldStanagefromthepodiumthathewasa“left-winghack”andactivistwhowasposingasajournalist.
“WhywasReneeGoodunfortunatelyandtragicallykilled?”LeavittsaidinresponsetoStanage’squestiononICE’sconduct.
“Areyouaskingmemyopinion?BecauseanICEagentactedrecklesslyandkilled[awoman],”Stanagesaid.
“Oh,okay,soyou’reabiasedreporterwithaleft-wingopinion,”Leavittsaid.“Yeah,becauseyou’realeft-winghack.You’renotareporter.You’reposinginthisroomasajournalist.Andit’ssoclearbythepremiseofyourquestion.Andyouandthepeopleinthemediawhohavesuchbiasesbutfakelikeyou�
