Karoline Leavitt rips CNNs Kaitlan Collins over Biden-era coverage, says prez believes network would benefit from new ownership

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt tore into CNN’s Kaitlan Collins during a Thursday briefing over her network’s failure to press former President Joe Biden about poor economic indicators while he was in office.Follow The Post’s live coverage of President Trump and national politics for the latest news and analysis“With respect to affordability, every economic metric, Kaitlan, and I wish you would report more on it, does in fact show that the economy is getting better and brighter than where it was under the previous administration,” Leavitt shot back when pressed by Collins about President Trump’s economy.“I will repeat, inflation as measured by the overall CPI has slowed to an average 2.5% pace.Real wages are increasing roughly $1,200 for the average worker.

Gas prices are down in almost every single state across the country,” added Leavitt.“There’s a lot more scrutiny on this issue from this press than there was,” she went on.“My predecessor stood up at this podium and she said inflation doesn’t exist.”Asked later about a potential move by the president to force new ownership of CNN, Leavitt took Collins to task again.“I think the president’s comments yesterday about the sale of CNN and new leadership is evidenced by my exchange with a CNN reporter in this room,” she said.

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“Their viewership has gone down.Their ratings has declined, and I think the president rightfully believes that network would benefit from new ownership with respect to this deal,” Leavitt added.“He has great respect for both companies who are bidding against one another, and I won’t weigh in any further.”...