US EditionHegseth Slams Media at Pentagon Briefing on Iran: 'You Cheer Against Trump so Hard'
PENTAGON, JUN 26 – Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth criticized media outlets for downplaying the success of US air strikes on Iran’s nuclear sites, calling the strikes historic and accusing reporters of bias.
- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth held a press conference on June 25, 2025, at the NATO summit in The Hague to address media coverage of the Iran airstrikes.
- The conference followed a leaked preliminary Defense Intelligence Agency report suggesting the strikes delayed Iran's nuclear program by only months, which Hegseth and President Trump disputed.
- Hegseth accused the media of spreading biased leaks and 'cheering against Trump,' defended the pilots who flew a 36-hour mission into enemy territory, and criticized the press for ignoring the strike's success.
- Trump called the pilots 'devastated' by attempts to minimize the attack and cited an Israeli report assessing the strikes destroyed critical infrastructure at Fordo and rendered it inoperable.
- The event highlighted tensions between officials and media while raising questions about the actual damage to Iran's facilities and the challenge of verifying classified intelligence leaks.
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Hegseth Pulls No Punches Going Nuclear On The Woke Press For Its Lies About Trump - The American Tribune.com
Speaking during a Pentagon press conference, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth pulled no punches when sounding off on the woke press for its absurd and obvious lies about President Donald Trump, noting that it cares more about making Trump look bad than it does about publishing the truth and ensuring the truth is known by the publlic. As background, the Trump Administration generally, but particularly the president and SecDef Hegseth, have been …
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