Leavitt Mocks Media After Secret Iran Strike Shocks Press Room

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt didn’t mince words during Thursday’s briefing as she took a victory lap over the success of Operation Midnight Hammer and took direct aim at a press corps completely blindsided by the mission.

“This was one of the most secretive and successful operations in United States history,” Leavitt said. “I think many of you in this room would agree with that because none of you knew about the strike until it took place.”

• Operation Midnight Hammer crippled three major Iranian nuclear sites, according to the Pentagon.

• The U.S. used B-2 bombers, submarines, and stealth fighters in the operation, carried out without a single leak.

• CNN’s Natasha Bertrand pushed a “low-confidence” intel report claiming limited damage, which Leavitt called out as fake news.

Leavitt specifically took Bertrand to task for parroting preliminary, unverified intelligence suggesting the strike was ineffective a claim already walked back by the Defense Intelligence Agency. She reminded the press room that Bertrand was also central to the media’s attempted suppression of the Hunter Biden laptop story in 2020.

“This is a reporter who has been used by people who dislike Donald Trump in this government to push fake and false narratives,” Leavitt said. “She should be ashamed of herself.”

The press corps long accused of being an echo chamber for anti-Trump narratives was caught completely off guard by Midnight Hammer. The operation was planned, executed, and completed with total secrecy under the Trump administration’s guidance, delivering a massive blow to Iran’s nuclear program while silencing critics who doubted American resolve.

Leavitt made it clear: Trump’s White House doesn’t answer to the Beltway media, and it certainly doesn’t leak classified missions to earn political praise. The mission wasn’t just a military win it was a powerful reminder that this administration means business when it comes to protecting America and its allies.

Operation Midnight Hammer was a strike not just against Iran’s nuclear ambition but also against a media establishment that continues to underestimate Trump’s leadership.

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