Leavitt balks at reporters' LA riot coverage, 'disingenuous attack' in briefing: 'What a stupid question'

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt balked at a handful of questions posed by the media during Wednesday's press briefing regarding the anti-ICE riots that have spiraled in Los Angeles, including remarking that one prompt was "stupid" before quickly moving on. 

"Quick question, so if there were peaceful protests on Saturday for the military parade, President Trump would allow that," one reporter asked Leavitt on Wednesday afternoon. 

"Of course, the president supports peaceful protest. What a stupid question," Leavitt shot back before taking another question from another reporter. 

The press briefing comes after riots broke out in Los Angeles on Friday in response to federal law enforcement officials converging on the city to conduct immigration raids. 

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