White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt and other White House staffers slammed CNN and MSNOW on Monday for not airing an event honoring families who lost loved ones in crimes committed by illegal immigrants.
Sickening and horrific that CNN and MSNOW are outright refusing to broadcast this powerful and moving event. It's like they don't care about victims and their families. https://t.co/Av5y70XSFu
— Steven Cheung (@StevenCheung47) February 23, 2026
“Sickening and horrific that CNN and MSNOW are outright refusing to broadcast this powerful and moving event,” Cheung posted, after quoting a post with a video clip of Riley’s mother, Allyson Phillips, speaking. “It’s like they don’t care about victims and their families.”
President Trump is currently hosting a truly tear jerking event, signing a proclamation honoring Angel Families.
— Kaelan Dorr (@Kaelan47) February 23, 2026
And CNN and MSNow(?) aren’t covering it.
Sick. Disgusting. Mask is off. pic.twitter.com/wdL7r1K1wi
Palm Beach County, FL Police Officer and Former NYPD Officer: "I personally arrested José Ibarra for endangering the welfare of a child. A few months later, I saw his face again in the news after he viciously murdered Laken Riley. I did my job. I put him in custody — the system… pic.twitter.com/3N1aMivjfw
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) February 23, 2026
. @CNN is a total disgrace.
— Karoline Leavitt (@PressSec) February 23, 2026
President Trump hosted a powerful event honoring Angel Families who lost loved ones at the hands of illegal alien criminals and deadly drugs – but CNN refused to cover EVEN one second of it.
That’s because CNN doesn't care about the victims of… https://t.co/8jJIYmkGOB
After NBC News Senior White House Correspondent Garrett Haake complained about the criticism of CNN, Leavitt fired back at 11:53 a.m.
The President was attacking the media because networks like yours refuse to cover the stories of Angel Families. https://t.co/wFMboF5wQr
— Karoline Leavitt (@PressSec) February 23, 2026
Leavitt continued to criticize CNN in further posts, including one featuring a clip where Jody Jones, whose brother was murdered by an illegal immigrant, tore into congressional Democrats for opposing deportation efforts.
.@CNN will never show this incredible man's honest words because he completely debunks their fake narrative that "Trump is bad and racist" https://t.co/coRSCHk2cS
— Karoline Leavitt (@PressSec) February 23, 2026
.@CNN spends much of their time attacking the Trump Administration's strict immigration policies, but they will never air stories like this, which are the reason our strict enforcement policies are happening in the first place: https://t.co/A8LoFV05Ct
— Karoline Leavitt (@PressSec) February 23, 2026
A spokesperson for CNN told the Daily Caller News Foundation the network was focusing coverage on the “bomb cyclone” striking the northeastern United States. MSNOW did not immediately respond to a request for comment from the DCNF.
“At the time of the White House event, CNN was covering the breaking news around the historic blizzard impacting millions of Americans,” the CNN spokesperson said.
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