Washington DC, Aug. 18 -- White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt on Sunday (local time) slammed a media report alleging that the US federal law enforcement agents had arrested an innocent 'moped driver' in Washington DC.

Leavitt alleged that the media house did not confirm the report with the White House before publishing, and stated that the individual referred to in the report was an illegal immigrant with a suspected affiliation with a gang.

In a post on X, she said, "Politico Playbook today was written to fear DC residents into believing federal law enforcement randomly arrested an innocent "moped driver." If Politico had reached out to the White House for comment before publishing, we could have provided them with the facts: ...