Full Analysis Summary
Articles on Noem and Pretti
Based strictly on the two provided articles, there is no mention of anyone named Leavitt or any quote attributed to Leavitt claiming she had not heard Trump call Pretti a 'domestic terrorist.'
Both pieces instead report that President Trump publicly defended Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem after she labeled Alex Pretti a 'terrorist' and faced calls to resign.
El País reports that President Trump publicly defended his Secretary of Homeland Security, Kristi Noem, after critics demanded her resignation for calling 37-year-old nurse Alex Pretti a 'terrorist.'
The Hill similarly states that President Trump publicly defended Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Friday as she faced bipartisan calls to resign.
These are the only relevant facts in the supplied sources, and no source attributes the quoted line about Leavitt to anyone or records Leavitt's remark.
Coverage Differences
Missed information
Neither El País (Western Mainstream) nor The Hill (Western Mainstream) mention Leavitt or any statement by her. Both focus on Trump defending Noem and the controversy over Noem’s language, rather than reporting any denial or comment from a person named Leavitt. This is a gap: the user's requested headline (Leavitt's denial) is not present in the supplied sources.
Noem controversy and reactions
The Hill reports detailed political fallout from Noem's comments, including bipartisan calls for her resignation and even threats of impeachment.
It says she labeled Alex Pretti and Renee Good as "domestic terrorists," while noting video evidence does not clearly support those assertions.
The Hill also reports that Trump defended Noem on his Truth Social account, saying she is targeted "because she is a woman," and praised her border record while thanking her for her service.
El País corroborates Trump's defense but emphasizes that Noem was the first government official to immediately label the individual a terrorist and that Trump did not allow questions from the press at the Cabinet meeting where Noem appeared.
Coverage Differences
Tone and emphasis
The Hill (Western Mainstream) focuses on the political consequences and qualifications about the evidence—highlighting bipartisan calls, impeachment threats, and video that "does not clearly support" Noem’s claims—while El País (Western Mainstream) emphasizes the immediacy of Noem’s labeling and restriction of press access at the Cabinet meeting. The sources thus align on the core fact (Trump defended Noem) but differ in what aspect they emphasize: political fallout and evidentiary disputes (The Hill) versus the speed of her labeling and the White House’s control of press interaction (El País).
White House meeting reports
Both sources report Noem appeared at the White House Cabinet meeting following the Minneapolis shootings.
Neither source records her speaking at the meeting or fielding questions.
The Hill states she attended the meeting but did not speak, while El País reports that Trump did not allow questions from the press.
The Hill also says Trump lauded White House border czar Tom Homan, whom he sent to Minnesota.
None of the supplied material attributes any statement to Leavitt or confirms the user's headline about Leavitt's claim.
Coverage Differences
Narrative detail
El País (Western Mainstream) highlights control of press access at the Cabinet meeting — "Trump did not allow questions from the press" — whereas The Hill (Western Mainstream) simply notes Noem "attended" but "did not speak". The Hill adds context about other White House personnel (Tom Homan) being praised and deployed, which El País does not mention in the provided snippet.
Headline claim verification
Based on the supplied El País and The Hill snippets, the requested headline claim that Leavitt said she had not heard Trump call Pretti a 'domestic terrorist' cannot be corroborated because neither source mentions Leavitt or reports such a denial.
Both sources document that Noem labeled Alex Pretti a 'terrorist' or 'domestic terrorist' and that Trump publicly defended her.
They also show political pushback and questions about whether video evidence supports Noem's assertions.
Verifying the specific Leavitt quotation would require additional sources that mention Leavitt.
Coverage Differences
Missing attribution / verification
Both provided sources agree on core facts about Noem and Trump, but neither attributes or quotes anyone named Leavitt. The user's suggested headline is therefore unverified by the available material; this is a substantive omission rather than a contradiction. Verification would require locating a source that directly quotes or reports Leavitt.