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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(136,630 posts)
Wed Apr 22, 2026, 09:46 PM Wednesday

Karoline Leavitt Loses It Over Embarrassing Intel Leak on Iran

President Donald Trump’s press secretary melted down over a report that the commander in chief’s war in Iran isn’t as successful as he says it is.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt lashed out on X at “the legacy media” in response to a CBS News report that the Islamic Republic of Iran’s military capabilities are more resilient than the administration and the Pentagon have admitted.

“The legacy media is doing PR for the Iranian regime... again,” Leavitt, 28, wrote in response to the report being shared by CBS News senior White House reporter Jennifer Jacobs. “The truth is that under President Trump’s leadership, the U.S. military decimated the Iranian regime’s capabilities in just 38 days.”

“Iran’s defense industrial base was almost completely destroyed. Iran’s ability to build and stockpile ballistic missiles and long-range drones has been set back by years,” she continued. “The vast majority of Iran’s ballistic missiles, launcher vehicles, and long-range attack drones were destroyed.”

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/karoline-leavitt-loses-over-embarrassing-193404122.html

Oh bless her little heart.

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Karoline Leavitt Loses It Over Embarrassing Intel Leak on Iran (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Wednesday OP
Are we talking about the war trump said would take 2 weeks? BootinUp Wednesday #1
Didn't pootin say the war in Ukraine would take 3-4 days? flying rabbit Wednesday #2
decimated lapfog_1 Wednesday #3
One of my major pet peeves. Aristus Wednesday #9
... 2naSalit Wednesday #4
As badly as Trump conquered, ruined, destroyed, clobbered Iran's military capability, why is he allowing the few Iranian Norrrm Wednesday #5
She is obscene standing there lying Emile Wednesday #6
She seems to pop her cork on the slightest pretext struggle4progress Wednesday #7
Every time she lies Karolyin's cross grows Hassler Wednesday #8

lapfog_1

(31,939 posts)
3. decimated
Wed Apr 22, 2026, 09:56 PM
Wednesday

doesn't mean what she thinks it means...

Origin: The term derives from the Latin decimatio ("the removal or destruction of one-tenth&quot .

decimated means to reduce by 10 percent.

Aristus

(72,376 posts)
9. One of my major pet peeves.
Wed Apr 22, 2026, 11:14 PM
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‘Decimate’ when they mean total destruction. It’s as if they never heard the word ‘annihilate’.

Norrrm

(5,350 posts)
5. As badly as Trump conquered, ruined, destroyed, clobbered Iran's military capability, why is he allowing the few Iranian
Wed Apr 22, 2026, 10:20 PM
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troops left to climb aboard and capture a vessel?

Well, he SAID he did all that destroying.

struggle4progress

(126,525 posts)
7. She seems to pop her cork on the slightest pretext
Wed Apr 22, 2026, 10:40 PM
Wednesday

If I were the suspicious type, I might wonder if her engine runs on ethanol like so many others there

Hassler

(4,940 posts)
8. Every time she lies Karolyin's cross grows
Wed Apr 22, 2026, 11:07 PM
Wednesday

A little bit larger. It must be getting very heavy for the lying liar.

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