‘DESPICABLE’: Newsmax’s Greg Kelly Blows Up ‘Insecure FAKE’ Pete Hegseth

Newsmax Host Goes Scorched Earth On Pete Hegseth

Newsmax host Greg Kelly criticized Secretary of War Pete Hegseth Friday over the firing of Secretary of the Navy John Phelan in a post on X.

Newsmax host criticizes Hegseth's Navy secretary firing

Newsmax host Greg Kelly criticized Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth for firing Navy Secretary John Phelan without advance notice, calling him an "insecure fake" who "lied and conned his way through life," on X. Fox News correspondent Jennifer Griffin reported Hegseth ousted Phelan after the Navy secretary refused to comply with demands to punish Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ), a retired Navy captain and former astronaut, for a video encouraging service me…

'Insecure FAKE': Newsmax host posts rare shellacking of Trump official

Since its inception, Newsmax has been known for its loyalty to President Donald Trump and his administration. Many were therefore surprised when on Friday, Newsmax host Greg Kelly delivered a no-holds-barred criticism of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s decision to fire John Phelan from his post as Naval Secretary, calling the Pentagon chief an “insecure FAKE.”“What a DESPICABLE guy Hegseth is,” posted Kelly. “Frustrated that he can’t remove his…

‘DESPICABLE’: Newsmax’s Greg Kelly Blows Up ‘Insecure FAKE’ Pete Hegseth

(Photo by Scott Roth/Invision/AP), (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf) Newsmax host Greg Kelly ratcheted up his criticism of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth Friday by calling him a “DESPICABLE guy” who “lied” his way to the top. At issue was Hegseth’s firing of Navy Secretary John Phelan in the middle of a blockade against Iran after Phelan — a Republican megadonor with no military experience —spent just 13 months on the job. When asked about the firing at an …