President Donald Trump welcomed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to the White House for a high-stakes meeting as the U.S. president pushed for a deal to end Moscow's war on its neighbor. A host of European leaders joined the pair.

Karoline Leavitt was grilled about Trump’s efforts to secure a deal to end the ongoing war in Ukraine during a tense press briefing on Tuesday.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt scolded the media in general, and correspondent for The New York Times Shawn McCreesh in particular, for what she characterized as hostile and inaccurate coverage of President Trump's recent diplomatic efforts to end the Russia-Ukraine war.