Karoline Leavitt, a former White House Press Secretary for the Trump administration, joins the discussion on media narratives surrounding U.S. military strikes on Iran. She highlights how mainstream outlets, particularly CNN, distort facts about intelligence assessments. The podcast also touches on Trump’s bold comments countering negative media, while skepticism around reporting on health disparities in the Black community comes into focus. Leavitt offers insights into the critical relationship between journalism ethics and public trust, adding layers to the media landscape debate.
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Media Shifts Iran Narrative
The media has drastically shifted its narrative on Iran's nuclear program timeline following the U.S. strikes.
Trust in CNN's reporting is questioned due to prior inaccuracies and anonymous sourcing.
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FBI Investigates Intelligence Leak
The FBI is actively investigating the leak of classified intelligence about the Iran strikes.
Organizations should ensure secure handling of sensitive information to prevent unauthorized leaks.
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Interpreting Preliminary Intel Reports
Preliminary intelligence assessments with low confidence are often misinterpreted or misrepresented.
Bombing deeply buried sites makes accurate damage assessment difficult without thorough investigation.
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Dave Rubin of “The Rubin Report” talks about White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt explaining to “America Reports’” John Roberts how the mainstream media has distorted the facts of a leaked low confidence intelligence assessment about the success of the strikes on Iranian nuclear sites and the destruction of Iran’s nuclear program; Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth making the mainstream media think twice about lying about the destruction of Iran’s nuclear program; Donald Trump’s fierce response to CNN’s Kaitlan Collins about his certainty of the destruction of Iran’s nuclear sites; Jamaal Bowman trying to convince Marc Short that being called the n-word is the reason that African Americans have higher rates of cancer and obesity; Tom Homan admitting to Sean Hannity how destructive the potential for terrorist sleeper cell attacks in America really is; Joe Rogan correcting Bernie Sander’s facts about Donald Trump’s lawsuit against CBS News for their misleading editing of their Kaqmal Harris interview on “60 Minutes”; and much more.
Dave also does a special “ask me anything” question-and-answer session on a wide-ranging host of topics, answering questions from the Rubin Report Locals community.
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