Sky News correspondent Mark Stone pressed the White House press secretary over a Sky News investigation alleging U.S. military responsibility for a school attack that left 120 children and 26 teachers dead — and got a punt to the Pentagon.
At a press briefing, Stone, identified as a Sky News correspondent, said the investigation, released that day, points to the attack being "a tragic mistake by America, by the U.S. military." He asked why the President keeps saying it wasn't America when, per Stone, the President says he hasn't seen the report.
The press secretary said she could not speak to the Sky News investigation because she had not read it.
I can't speak to the Sky News investigation respectfully because I have not read it.
She said she could only speak to what the President has said, that the investigation continues, and that further questions should go to the Department of War.
The exchange marks the latest push for accountability over the Manab school attack, which killed 120 children and 26 of their teachers, according to Stone's summary of the Sky News report. The White House has not addressed the investigation's findings directly, and the Pentagon has not yet spoken publicly on the specific allegations raised in the briefing.
The core question now is whether the Department of War will answer what the White House would not.