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WH’s Leavitt Praises WashPost Changes, Battles AP, CNN, Politico on Tariffs

On Tuesday’s installment of the White House press briefing, Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt praised the changes owner Jeff Bezos is making at The Washington Post, gave the “new media” seat to Saagar Enjeti of Breaking Points, and faced tough questions from across the spectrum on the economy from Fox News, CNN, Politico, and even the Associated Press.

“I would like to commend The Washington Post…According to a new report from Axios, The Washington Post is overhauling their newsroom structure. It appears that the mainstream media, including The Post, is finally learning that having disdain for more than half of the country who supports this President does not help you sell newspapers. It’s not a very good business model,” she stated at the end of her opening monologue.

After Leavitt’s introduction noting Enjeti used to be a White House…

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