😱 “‘Is This What You Call Journalism?!’ — Karoline Leavitt SNAPS During Viral Showdown with Kaitlan Collins Over Tulsi Gabbard’s Obama Files 📂🚨”

It was supposed to be a standard Thursday press briefing.

But the moment Kaitlan Collins stepped up to the microphone, the air in the White House press room shifted.

There was a ripple of anticipation—familiar tension between the administration and the press—but no one could’ve predicted just how volatile the next few minutes would be.

Kaitlan Collins, CNN’s prime-time political anchor and a seasoned figure in the DC media gauntlet, began her question calmly.

But her target wasn’t President Biden this time.

It was a name from the past—Barack Obama—and a headline ripped from the outer edges of political controversy.

Collins cited newly released footage from Tulsi Gabbard, the former congresswoman and Democrat-turned-independent firebrand, who had claimed she possessed “direct evidence” of Obama-era surveillance on U.S.

citizens without warrants.

The source of the claim? A cryptic digital drop by Gabbard during a podcast interview earlier that week—one that quickly went viral in conservative circles and lit up Telegram channels like a flash grenade.

“Does the administration have any comment on Tulsi Gabbard’s claims that Barack Obama oversaw unconstitutional surveillance efforts?” Collins asked, voice steady but clearly loaded.

What happened next was anything but standard.

Karoline Leavitt, the White House Press Secretary, tightened her jaw.

Her hand stiffened on the podium.

There was a blink—just a fraction too long—and then she launched.

“Are you seriously parroting that conspiracy garbage in the White House briefing room, Kaitlan?” Leavitt snapped, voice sharp enough to cut glass.

“This isn’t InfoWars.

This is CNN, right? Or has that changed?”

A stunned hush fell across the room.

Collins, caught off guard, opened her mouth to respond, but Leavitt barrelled ahead.

“You’re quoting a woman who’s been on Russian state TV more times than she’s voted with her party.

Tulsi Gabbard is pushing a personal agenda—and frankly, dragging a former president’s name through the mud to stay relevant.

It wasn’t just a defense—it was an attack.

And it landed with force.

Collins, now visibly rattled, fired back.

“The footage is real.

Are you denying that the documents she cited exist?”

Leavitt paused.

And in that pause, the room shifted again.

The kind of pause that doesn’t come from losing words—but from calculating them.

Her gaze locked with Collins’s for a beat too long.

And then, in a quieter voice, she said: “I’m denying its legitimacy.

And I’m denying you the chance to platform it here.

The temperature in the room plummeted.

Several reporters glanced at one another.

Some reached for their phones.

Leavitt, normally composed and methodical, was visibly agitated.

The tension was no longer between journalist and spokesperson—it had morphed into something bigger.

It was institutional.

It was historic.

The very mention of Obama in connection to surveillance, at a time when the administration is already dealing with pressure over digital privacy, sparked a political fuse.

But what’s even more telling was what came after the exchange.

The White House immediately cut the feed from its live broadcast.

Reporters’ real-time tweets were mysteriously taken down within minutes, citing “network copyright restrictions.

” Within the hour, “Karoline vs Kaitlan” was trending on X (formerly Twitter).

Conservative commentators hailed Leavitt’s response as bold and unapologetic.

Liberal outlets accused her of gaslighting the press.

Tulsi Gabbard, watching from the sidelines, posted a cryptic message: “I told you.

They’re scared of what’s coming.

#TheFilesExist”

Suddenly, a larger question emerged—not just about the content of Gabbard’s claims, but about why the White House reacted so violently.

Former intelligence officials have weighed in, adding layers to the mystery.

One ex-NSA contractor said on Newsmax, “There’s a reason they’re panicking.

Tulsi’s evidence may not be complete, but it’s enough to connect dots that the public isn’t supposed to see.

” Another warned, “This isn’t about Obama.

It’s about the infrastructure that was built under his watch and who’s still using it.

”

Back in the press corps, the fallout was immediate.

Kaitlan Collins hasn’t returned to the briefing room since the altercation.

Sources close to CNN claim she’s “furious” and feels Leavitt’s behavior “crossed a line professionally and ethically.

” There are even rumors that a legal complaint may be filed over the White House’s decision to terminate the live feed—a possible violation of press access protocols.

Yet despite the outrage, the silence from the administration is deafening.

No clarification.

No walk-back.

Just a wall of stone.

And in the center of it all: Tulsi Gabbard, Barack Obama, and a trove of digital files she claims could “change the way Americans view the last decade of their democracy.

”

The question that now haunts the Beltway isn’t just what’s in those files—but why no one seems allowed to talk about them.

Leavitt’s on-air meltdown may have been spontaneous.

Or it may have been strategy.

But one thing is certain: in trying to shut the question down, she made sure everyone would start asking it.

And as of today, the world is listening.