Karoline Leavitt just called a reporter a “left-wing hack” to his face after he claimed an ICE agent “recklessly” killed a woman who ran him over with her car.

The Hill’s Niall Stanage asked about ICE operations and whether agents were acting appropriately given that “some people have died.”

Leavitt asked him directly: “Why was Renee Good unfortunately and tragically killed?”

His answer: “Because an ICE agent acted recklessly and killed her.”

No mention of Good accelerating her vehicle into the agent. No mention of the agent suffering internal bleeding. No mention of Good’s wife shouting “drive baby, drive” as she hit him.

Leavitt unloaded.

“Oh, okay, so you’re a biased reporter with a left-wing opinion. Yeah, because you’re a left-wing hack. You’re not a reporter. You’re posing in this room as a journalist.”

“You Shouldn’t Even Be Sitting in That Seat”

Leavitt didn’t stop there.

“And it’s so clear by the premise of your question. And you and the people in the media who have such biases but fake like you’re a journalist. You shouldn’t even be sitting in that seat.”

This is the new standard at the White House briefing room. Reporters who present opinion as fact get called out. Journalists who omit crucial details to frame narratives get exposed.

Stanage’s framing — that Good was killed because an agent “acted recklessly” — ignored the fundamental fact that Good used her car as a weapon against a federal officer.

That’s not journalism. That’s advocacy. Leavitt named it.

The Facts Stanage Ignored

Renee Good drove her car into ICE agent Jonathan Ross.

Ross suffered internal bleeding to the torso from being struck.

Footage from the officer’s perspective shows Good accelerating after being ordered to exit the vehicle.

Her wife Rebecca can be heard shouting “drive baby, drive” as Good hit the gas.

Good was a trained “ICE interrupter” who deliberately inserted herself into a federal operation.

Ross had previously been attacked by a vehicle in June when another anti-ICE protester rammed him and dragged him down the street.

None of this appeared in Stanage’s question. He simply asserted the agent “acted recklessly” — as if Good was an innocent bystander rather than someone who weaponized her vehicle.

“I Bet You Don’t Know”

Leavitt challenged Stanage on his knowledge of the actual victims in the immigration debate.

“Do you have the numbers of how many American citizens were killed at the hands of illegal aliens who ICE is trying to remove from this country? I bet you don’t. I bet you didn’t even read up on those stories.”

“I bet you never even read about Laken Riley or Jocelyn Nungaray or all of the innocent Americans who were killed at the hands of illegal aliens in this country.”

Laken Riley — murdered by an illegal immigrant while jogging on a college campus.

Jocelyn Nungaray — a 12-year-old girl killed by illegal immigrants.

These names don’t appear in mainstream coverage. These victims don’t get sympathetic profiles. Their families don’t get interviewed on CNN.

But Renee Good — who drove her car into a federal agent — becomes a martyr.

The Media Double Standard

Stanage’s question perfectly illustrated how media frames the immigration debate.

ICE agents protecting themselves from vehicle attacks are “reckless.”

Activists who drive cars into federal officers are victims.

Americans killed by illegal immigrants are statistics — if mentioned at all.

Illegal immigrants arrested by ICE are sympathetic figures deserving protection.

The framing determines the narrative. And the narrative always favors those resisting immigration enforcement.

Leavitt refused to accept that framing. She called it what it was: bias masquerading as journalism.

“Shame on People Like You”

Leavitt’s conclusion was pointed.

“The brave men and women of ICE are doing everything in their power to remove those heinous individuals and make our communities safer. And shame on people like you in the media who have a crooked view and have a biased view and pretend like you’re a real honest journalist.”

ICE has made over 352,000 arrests under Trump. They’re holding a record 68,900 individuals. They’re removing violent criminals, gang members, and immigration violators from American communities.

And they’re doing it while facing a 1,300% increase in assaults. While protesters attack them with vehicles. While governors encourage “resistance.” While media frames their self-defense as “reckless” killing.

Shame is the right word.

The Agent Is in Hiding

Tom Homan confirmed that Agent Ross — the man who defended himself after being run over — is now in hiding.

Let that sink in. A federal officer who was hit by a car, suffered internal bleeding, and defended his life is now hiding because activists and media have made him a target.

Meanwhile, the woman who drove into him is being celebrated as a hero by Democrats and journalists.

This is what “resistance” produces. Federal agents afraid for their families. Criminals emboldened. Law enforcement demoralized.

The New Briefing Room Standard

Leavitt’s approach is deliberate.

The White House isn’t going to accept hostile premises embedded in questions. They’re not going to let reporters make assertions disguised as inquiries. They’re not going to pretend bias is objectivity.

Stanage claimed an agent “acted recklessly” without any evidence — while ignoring video evidence of Good’s attack. That’s not a question. That’s an accusation.

He got treated accordingly.

What Happens Next

Expect more confrontations like this.

Media will continue framing ICE agents as villains. The White House will continue calling out the bias. Reporters will cry about being treated unfairly while continuing to treat the administration unfairly.

The difference now is that someone is fighting back.

Leavitt told Stanage he shouldn’t be in that seat. She’s right. Advocacy journalists belong on opinion shows, not in the White House press corps.

But as long as they’re there, they’re going to get called what they are.

Left-wing hacks posing as journalists.

Leavitt said it to his face. The clip went viral.

And somewhere, Agent Jonathan Ross — in hiding because he defended his life — knows that at least someone in Washington is willing to tell the truth about what happened.