After challenging White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt during a heated briefing over contentious allegations involving former President Barack Obama, an NBC News reporter received a lot of acclaim online.
Tulsi Gabbard, the head of national intelligence, was present for the acerbic exchange, which went viral very fast and received over 3 million views on X.
It’s amazing to see White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt being lectured by a reporter during her phony press conference with Tulsi Gabbard over their fictitious scandal involving Obama, who enjoys presidential immunity.
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July 23, 2025 Art Candee (@ArtCandee)
Leavitt’s claims that Obama administration officials had falsified intelligence to harm Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign were the main focus of the briefing. The NBC reporter interrupted Leavitt as he restated those assertions from the podium, asking probing questions about how it was possible to hold a former president accountable.
The reporter asked what kind of accountability they would like to see because a sitting president is immune from prosecution. What does President Trump want, then?
Leavitt responded, “The president has made it clear that he wanted these documents to be declassified,” adhering to the administration’s talking points. He wants the truth to be seen by the American people. He now demands accountability from those responsible for spreading these lies and this scandal.
The NBC reporter promptly followed up, questioning the statement’s applicability. There were mutterings in the audience as she stated, “You can agree Obama cannot be charged based on that immunity.”
I’ll leave that to the Department of Justice, Leavitt said after pausing for a moment.
Social media was inundated with videos of the conversation within hours. The NBC reporter’s supporters praised her for being strong and refusing to take evasive responses. “GO, KELLY O DONNELL!” was posted by one spectator. while someone else penned, In reference to Leavitt’s manner during the interrogation, her pinched face appears to be about to burst.
Debate over the briefing’s actual content was also sparked by the interaction. First of all, a fake press conference is absurd, according to one commenter. Second, there is no use in posting about a phony controversy. Lastly, I believe that Karoline was the one who educated the reporter. Thank you for taking part.
Others supported Leavitt’s answers, arguing that they remained within the current political and legal parameters. One viewer said, “I don’t like Leavitt, but I don’t see how she got schooled here.” She gave a good response.
The exchange’s larger background emphasizes the continuous political tension surrounding inquiries into previous administrations. Trump and a few of his supporters have pushed for the release of confidential documents that they say will expose wrongdoing by officials from the Obama administration.
However, it is extremely unlikely that a former president could be charged with a crime for conduct made while in office due to the legal notion of presidential immunity.
In a rare public rebuke, Obama’s staff denounced the Trump administration’s claims as ludicrous and absurd, and it dismissed claims of a treasonous conspiracy by his government.
Attorney General Pam Bondi declared that a strike team had been formed by the Department of Justice to review the criminal referrals that DNI Tulsi Gabbard had made. Although analysts stress that prosecuting a past president would present severe legal challenges because of presidential immunity provisions, the initiative is intended to look into allegations that individuals from the Obama administration corrupted intelligence.
At the same time, Republican senators supported by President Trump officially asked for a special counsel to look into the same claims. The spokeswoman for former President Obama responded with a scathing denial, denouncing the allegations as a diversion from more important matters, such as the continued scrutiny around the handling of the Jeffrey Epstein dossier.
