Tim Pool Outright Slams Media Orgs In White House Briefing Room When Questioning Leavitt

Karoline Leavitt calls on Tim Pool, who is in the White House press briefing's new media seat, during today's press briefing.

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00:00I'm sure you will. And everybody else in the room will be very jealous of you as you're

00:05enjoying your rest. All right, let's get to it. We have an individual in our new media

00:10seat today. His name is Tim Pool. He's a political commentator and a media entrepreneur with

00:15millions of followers, a very big platform. Currently hosts Timcast IRL, a daily news

00:20and discussions show, and The Culture War, a weekly podcast exploring cultural and political

00:25issues. His programs feature in-depth conversations on topics such as free speech, censorship,

00:29identity politics, and societal change, often engaging with a diverse range of guests.

00:35He's in Washington today because we are also hosting a local media row across the street

00:39in the Eisenhower Building, which is a testament to our commitment to bring new voices into

00:43the White House to cover the President and this administration. So Tim, why don't you kick

00:47us off today? Yes. Many of the news organizations that are represented in this room have marked

00:53in lockstep on false narratives, such as the Very Fine People hoax, the Covington Smear, and

00:57now what's being called the Maryland Man Hugs, where an MS-13 gang member adjudicated by two

01:03different judges, I believe, is just simply being referred to as a Maryland man over and

01:07over again. Now in an effort from the White House to expand access to new companies, you've

01:12created this new media seat. So I'm wondering if you can comment on, following this expansion,

01:18you've had numerous outlets disparage the companies that you've had sit here as well as the reporters.

01:23I'm wondering if you can comment on the unprofessional behavior as well as elaborate if there's any

01:28plans to expand access to new companies. Sure. Well, we certainly welcome diverse viewpoints

01:34in this room, which is one of the reasons we have you in here, and there's many new faces

01:37in this room in comparison to the previous administrations. We want to welcome all viewpoints into this room.

01:42We welcome unbiased journalists who really care about the truth and the facts and the accuracy,

01:47and you rightfully pointed out the Maryland Man story, which I, from this podium, when The Atlantic

01:52published it, on that very first day I came to this podium and said, this is wrong. The press in this

01:58room have this story wrong, and we have seen more and more evidence come to the table that we have

02:03had all along. We were always right. The President was always on the right side of this issue

02:07to deport this illegal criminal from our community, and it is despicable to see the media continue to

02:12refer to this individual as someone who is just a peaceful man living his life in Maryland. This

02:17was and always has been an illegal criminal, an MS-13 gang member, and a designated foreign terrorist,

02:23and the administration maintains our position to deport these individuals from our community. So

02:28thank you for being here, Tim. It's great to see you. Thank you. Dasha, why don't you kick us off?

02:32Thank you, Carolyn. You're welcome. I really appreciate it. I have two questions.