Karoline Leavitt Let Pro-Kremlin Conspiracist (Zero Hedge's Liam Cosgrove) Into Press Briefing

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Source: The New Republic

Karoline Leavitt Let Pro-Kremlin Conspiracist Into Press Briefing

Edith Olmsted
Mon, May 19, 2025 at 12:12 PM EDT 2 min read

The White House has officially opened its doors to a website accused of spreading Russian propaganda.

Press secretary Karoline Leavitt welcomed Zero Hedge’s Liam Cosgrove to the new media seat Monday—who predictably proceeded to relay conspiracy theories when given an opportunity to ask the first question at the morning press briefing.

Zero Hedge is a financial blog started under a pen name by Bulgarian-born former investment banker Daniel Ivandjiiski, and has been accused by U.S. intelligence officials of publishing articles crafted by Moscow-controlled media. The site has also spread conspiracy theories about Covid-19 and the Black Lives Matter movement, and circulated fake quotes from politicians. The site amassed a large alt-right (now mainstream) audience, including racists, antisemites, and conspiracy theorists. Now it’s being granted an even larger platform and preferential treatment from the White House.

Cosgrove asked two questions. The first was about whether Donald Trump planned to stop “financing foreign wars” in Ukraine and Gaza, during which Cosgrove managed to laud Trump and take a shot at Joe Biden. The second was about an old conspiracy theory resurfaced by the president himself.

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Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/news/meet-russian-propagandist-joined-white-161226605.html

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The article continues with a trip down the Clinton body count rabbit hole.

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1. The WH briefing room is nothing more than a rightwing propaganda echo chamber. nt