White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said that the Trump administration is not happy with what she described as “harassment” from The New York Times. Her comments were about ongoing coverage of a deadly missile strike that destroyed a girls’ school in Iran, which many media outlets have suggested was likely carried out by the United States.
Leavitt responded to a question about why President Trump suggested Iran might have Tomahawk missiles, when only a small number of countries, including the US, actually possess them. “Frankly, we’re not going to be harassed by The New York Times, who’s been putting out a lot of articles on this, making claims that have just not been verified by the Department of War to quickly wrap up this investigation, because The New York Times is calling on us to do so,” she said.
