Pete Hegseth’s Worrisome Press Briefing

Pete Hegseth’s Worrisome Press Briefing

Jonathan Chait: “Hegseth’s presentation gave no remotely skeptical viewer any new reasons to trust that the administration expected the war to go as it has nor that there is a realistic plan to end it. Instead, his briefing suggests he believes that the administration’s only challenge in the Middle East is to prevent news organizations from reporting on anything but Iran’s desperation.” “Hegseth is fond of the trick of using a dismissive tone wh…

Secretary Hegseth and Joint Chiefs Chairman Dan Caine Hold a Pentagon Press Briefing

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Air Force Gen. Dan Caine, hold a press briefing at the Pentagon to update on Operation Epic Fury. Secretary Hegseth notes the Iranian war machine is destroyed. All of the operations, companies and technical systems needed to manufacture weapons and war material […]