A Sky News journalist directly challenged an administration spokesperson at a White House press briefing over a Sky News investigation suggesting the U.S. military was responsible for the Manab school attack that killed 120 children and 26 teachers.
Sky News reporter Mark Stone pressed the spokesperson, asking why the President continues repeating a narrative that contradicts the investigation's findings.
A Sky News investigation released today points to all this being a tragic mistake by America, by the U.S. military.
Stone opened by noting the death toll: "120 children dead, 26 of their teachers." The Sky News investigation, released the same day, points to the attack being a "tragic mistake" by the U.S. military rather than the actor the administration has publicly blamed.
The briefing exchange cuts off before a response from the spokesperson is captured.
The confrontation puts the administration on notice that its official version of the Manab school attack is now directly contested by a major news organization's reporting — in real time, at the podium.