'Rooting against the President': White House Press Secretary slams media for ‘negative and downright false coverage’ 

Karoline Leavitt criticizes American media

In a recent White House media briefing, Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt addressed the latest updates on the Russia-Ukraine peace talks. She also strongly defended President Donald Trump’s role in mediating the conflict.

Leavitt came out swinging at reporters, accusing some of deliberately trying to undermine the President’s diplomatic efforts. “There are those in this room who are clearly more interested in undermining President Trump than in seeing peace in Ukraine,” she stated.

Leavitt opened her remarks by commending the president’s recent diplomatic engagements. “What we’ve witnessed President Trump accomplish over the last few days is nothing short of remarkable," she stated.

She then further described it as “negative and downright false coverage of President Trump and his foreign policy accomplishments," referring specifically to recent media reporting on the president’s involvement in the peace process.

From the beginning of this process, much of the left-wing media has been actively rooting against the President of the United States in his pursuit of peace.

President Trump finally broke the deadlock between Russia and Ukraine and created a real opportunity for a lasting peace… pic.twitter.com/314sViRYqT — Karoline Leavitt (@PressSec) August 19, 2025

“All weekend, following those historic U.S.-Russia bilateral talks, we listened to clueless pundits on television trying, but failing, to claim that the president had failed,” she told the reporters.

"President Trump finally broke the deadlock between Russia and Ukraine and created a real opportunity for a lasting peace for the first time in 3.5 years of brutal war.

But instead of accurately reporting the facts, dishonest outlets are actively trying to sabotage these peace efforts," she mentioned.

Following the media session, Vice President JD Vance expressed support for Leavitt on social media, writing, “Karoline Leavitt lighting the American media up for lying about our negotiations with Russia and Ukraine."

Karoline Leavitt lighting the American media up for lying about our negotiations with Russia and Ukraine. — JD Vance (@JDVance) August 19, 2025

However, Leavitt argued that the media is doing everything it can to cast Trump's effort in a negative light.

“This is why Americans’ trust in the mass media is at a lowest point in more than five decades,” she told the briefing room