Hegseth tears into reporters, alleging they 'cheer against Trump' and Iran strikes

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth claimed the media was undermining the U.S. strikes on Iran's nuclear sites, accusing reporters of rooting against Trump and misrepresenting DIA intelligence.

"You, the press, specifically you, the press corps, because you cheer against Trump so hard," he said. "It's like in your DNA and in your blood to cheer against Trump because you want him not to be successful so bad. You have to cheer against the efficacy of these strikes. You have to hope maybe they weren't effective."

A DIA source previously told Fox News that the "low confidence" assessment was based on just "one day’s worth of intelligence reporting" and more intelligence has been gathered in the days since through other sources and methods.