'Don't apologize at all': Defiant reporter hits back at White House with stinging response
A reporter hit back at the White House with a stinging response Tuesday, saying "I don't apologize at all" following his now-public text spat with Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt.
"I routinely say that the president lies, he does… I don’t apologize for that at all," HuffPost senior White House correspondent S.V. Dáte told CNN anchor Boris Sanchez during a live broadcast.
Dáte described how he messaged Leavitt with a question about why President Donald Trump chose Budapest to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin and how she responded, saying, "Your mom did."...
Oct 21, 2025