HuffPost Reporter Shuts Down Karoline Leavitt's Childish Name-Calling On CNN

<div><img src="https://img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/68f7e4cd1800000f41e8ee07.png?cache=QjhFOtsccA&ops=scalefit_630_noupscale" alt="HuffPost senior White House correspondent S.V. Dáte tells CNN on Oct. 21 that he will not apologize for his coverage of President Donald Trump and his line of questioning to White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, whose childish response to Dáte went viral this week." data-caption="HuffPost senior White House correspondent S.V. Dáte tells CNN on Oct. 21 that he will not apologize for his coverage of President Donald Trump and his line of questioning to White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, whose childish response to Dáte went viral this week." data-credit-link-back="" data-credit="CNN" />HuffPost senior White House correspondent S.V. Dáte tells CNN on Oct. 21 that he will not apologize for his coverage of President Donald Trump and his line of questioning to White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, whose childish response to Dáte went viral this week.</div><div class="content-list-component text"><p><span style="font-weight:400">HuffPost senior White House correspondent S.V. Dáte on Tuesday defended his coverage of President Donald Trump, specifically his line of questioning to the White House that went viral this week over press secretary Karoline Leavitt’s childish response.</span></p><blockquote><p><em><strong>This story is part of HuffPost’s commitment to fearlessly covering the Trump administration. You can support our work and <a href="https://www.huffpost.com/support?utm_campaign=in-text-support" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">protect the free press by contributing to our newsroom</a>.</strong></em></p></blockquote><p><span style="font-weight:400">“The views I have about