Pete Hegseth Complains Reporting On Dead Troops Is Trying To 'Make The President Look Bad'
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The defense secretary bemoaned the “tragic things” that make “front page news.”
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday suggested the media’s reporting of American troops killed after the U.S. went to war with Iran is only to make President Donald Trump “look bad.”
In an astonishing attack on journalists during a news briefing at the Pentagon, the former Fox News host and Army veteran was touting the early achievements of Trump’s conflict in the Middle East when he complained about “tragic things” making “front page news.”
His comments came after six U.S. military members were killed over the weekend in a drone strike in Kuwait.
In pointed remarks aimed at the “fake news,” Hegseth told the press conference: “We’ve taken control of Iran’s airspace and waterways without boots on the ground. We control their fate. But when a few drones get through or tragic things happen, it’s front page news again.”
Hegseth went on to claim, “I get it, the press only wants to make the president look bad. But try for once to report the reality.” (Watch a clip of his remarks below.)
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