White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt went after CNN Friday morning over that she claimed was a â100% Fake Newsâ story.
In the story, the network reported that President Donald Trump was planning a possible turnover in his Cabinet, according to a report on Newsmax.
âThis story is 100% Fake News, and the White House repeatedly told this to CNN in the strongest possible terms. Yet they still wrote the story because their ratings are dying so they thrive off drama that does not exist,â Leavitt posted.
âThe truth is: President Trump could not be happier with his Cabinet,â she added. âShame on you, @CNN.â
CNN cited unnamed sources in a report that there maybe changes in the presidentâs Cabinet.
There is alleged friction inside Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Energy.
CNN reported DHS Secretary Kristi Noem could be replaced because of tension between Noem and her longtime adviser Corey Lewandowski.
The White House countered by stating Trump is satisfied with his Cabinet and CNNâs âwishcastingâ shows the networkâs hostility toward the administration.
âThe Cabinet is not changing no matter how much CNN wishes that it would because it thrives off drama,â Leavitt said.
Senior White House officials called the reports unfounded.
âThe president loves Kristi. He loves the job sheâs doing,â one official told CNN. The person accused the network of inflating an internal personnel dispute into a Cabinet-in-crisis storyline.
The administration also defended Lewandowski.
A DHS spokesman said Lewandowski âreprimands officials who impede or slow down the administration and undermine the will of the American people.â The official added the American public voted for âTrumpâs agenda, not bureaucratic resistance,â per Newsmax.
CNN also speculated that Energy Secretary Chris Wright was slow-walking Trumpâs energy initiatives, officials said.
The White House denied that allegation, too.
âSecretary Wright has been working lockstep with President Trump since day one,â spokeswoman Taylor Rogers said, adding oil production is at an all-time high with Trumpâs âDRILL, BABY, DRILLâ policies.
