‘Look at That Coward Run’: Karoline Leavitt Bolts for Exit After Grilling on Trump’s Latest Threat, But One Reporter Still Manages to Expose Her Lie

A rattled White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt tried to defend her boss, President Donald Trump, at Thursday’s press briefing during intense questioning about Trump’s calls to execute six Democratic lawmakers over a video message urging U.S. troops to protect the Constitution and refuse illegal military orders. But she ended up fleeing the briefing in indignation instead. It started about 22 minutes into the press briefing with a question from CBS News Chief White House Correspondent Nancy Cordes. “This morning, President Trump accused six Democratic lawmakers of ‘SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR punishable by DEATH.’ Just to be clear, does the president want to execute members of Congress?” White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt talks to reporters in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House on June 26, 2025 in Washington, DC. Leavitt talked about President Donald Trump attending this week’s NATO meetings in Brussels, the U.S. bombing of Iran and other topics. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) Leavitt insisted Trump was not calling for the execution of the lawmakers. “Let’s be clear about what the President is responding to because many in this room want to talk about the President’s response, but not what brought the president to responding in...