Fox News Host Blasts Trump Officials For Being ‘Hung Up’ On This 1 Issue With Iran War
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Dana Perino's remarks came after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth argued the media's emphasis on U.S. casualties was meant to make Trump "look bad."
Fox News’ Dana Perino is defending the “mainstream media” amid the Trump administration’s ongoing criticisms of its coverage of the war in Iran.
Perino, who served as White House press secretary under former President George W. Bush, suggested that President Donald Trump and his cabinet members had been “focusing way too narrowly” on media coverage rather than strengthening their own messaging on the conflict, dubbed Operation Epic Fury.
“I consume a lot of media, and I know there are some bad actors in the media, but overall have to say, I feel like there is a ton of coverage,” she said on Fox News’ “The Five” on Wednesday. “I don’t think it’s all negative across the board.”
“If you’re in the administration and you’re getting really hung up on what you think the ‘enemy in the mainstream media’ is saying about you, you’re focusing way too narrowly. I don’t think the coverage of it is that bad at all,” she continued, after commending Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Secretary of State Marco Rubio for their “regular briefings” on the situation.
Watch a clip from Wednesday’s episode of Fox News’ “The Five” below. Perino’s comments on the coverage of the Iran war can be found around the 6:00 mark.
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