Press Sec. Leavitt Clashes with NBC’s Alcindor Over the Veracity of W.H.’s Video on White South African Farmers

ALCINDOR The president showed ░░░░░░░░ video that he said ░░░░░░░░ more than 1 000 ░░░░░░░░ sites of white South ░░░░░░░░ that he said were ░░░░░░░░ We know that that ░░░░░░░░ not true and that ░░░░░░░░ video wasn t true ░░░░░░░░ so I wonder why ░░░░░░░░ the president choose to ░░░░░░░░ LEAVITT What s not ░░░░░░░░ Yamiche ALCINDOR It s ░░░░░░░░ true that the video ░░░░░░░░ showing a burial site ░░░░░░░░ is unsubstantiated that that ░░░░░░░░ the case LEAVITT No ░░░░░░░░ s it is true ░░░░░░░░ that video showed the ░░░░░░░░ that represent ALCINDOR inaudible ░░░░░░░░ site which is what ░░░░░░░░ president claimed LEAVITT The ░░░░░░░░ showed images of crosses ░░░░░░░░ South Africa about white ░░░░░░░░ who have been killed ░░░░░░░░ politically persecuted because of ░░░░░░░░ color of their skin ░░░░░░░░ The president claimed that ░░░░░░░░ And those crosses are ░░░░░░░░ their lives Those crosses ░░░░░░░░ representing their lives and ░░░░░░░░ fact that they are ░░░░░░░░ dead and their government ░░░░░░░░ nothing about it Are ░░░░░░░░ disputing that there s ░░░░░░░░ ALCINDOR I m disputing ░░░░░░░░ fact that the video ░░░░░░░░ what the president claimed ░░░░░░░░ showed because it did ░░░░░░░░ show that But even ░░░░░░░░ what I m asking ░░░░░░░░ is who at the ░░░░░░░░ House LEAVITT It did ░░░░░░░░ that It showed white ░░░░░░░░ representing people who have ░░░░░░░░ because of racial persecution ░░░░░░░░ Who at the White ░░░░░░░░ verifies the videos that ░░░░░░░░ president shows And what ░░░░░░░░ are in place when ░░░░░░░░ s unsubstantiated information being ░░░░░░░░ out for the world ░░░░░░░░ world leaders to show ░░░░░░░░ Yamiche what s unsubstantiated ░░░░░░░░ the video The video ░░░░░░░░ crosses that represent the ░░░░░░░░ bodies of people who ░░░░░░░░ racially persecuted by their ░░░░░░░░ In fact The Associated ░░░░░░░░ of all places has ░░░░░░░░ picture of that very ░░░░░░░░ and the caption from ░░░░░░░░ Associated Press is each ░░░░░░░░ marks a white farmer ░░░░░░░░ has been killed in ░░░░░░░░ farm murder ALCINDOR The ░░░░░░░░ said that it was ░░░░░░░░ burial site but it ░░░░░░░░ not LEAVITT So it ░░░░░░░░ substantiated not just by ░░░░░░░░ video and the physical ░░░░░░░░ that everybody saw on ░░░░░░░░ in the Oval Office ░░░░░░░░ also by another outlet ░░░░░░░░ this room The Associated ░░░░░░░░ So you should take ░░░░░░░░ up with them if ░░░░░░░░ believe the claim is ░░░░░░░░ And that s a ░░░░░░░░ line of questioning John ░░░░░░░░ ahead.”