White House Press Secretary just slammed government-funded Politico for trying to scare D.C. residents with a false story about federal agents arresting a moped driver.

First, here’s an image of the Politico playbook story:

 
Leavitt responded by pointing out the moped driver was really an illegal alien criminal from Venezuela with a final deportation order, and Politico didn’t even bother to check with the White House for the details:

“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:

The “moped driver” was an Illegal Alien Criminal from Venezuela with suspected gang affiliation and an active final order of removal from the country. Upon his arrest, the Illegal Alien Criminal resisted arrest and a law enforcement officer suffered a concussion as a result.

Now you have the rest of the story.