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Hegseth says Iran war coverage makes "president look bad"

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reverted to his past talking points about “fake news” Wednesday while touting the US military’s accomplishments.

Hegseth suggested that the press prominently covers service member casualties to “make the president look bad,” an incendiary claim that injected partisan politics into a wartime Pentagon press conference.

Hegseth said the “the fake news misses” that “we’ve taken control of Iran’s airspace and waterways without boots on the ground.”

In fact, news outlets have meticulously covered the air campaign, but Hegseth has a long history of using the media as a foil, even when he was a member of the media himself, hosting shows on Fox News.

Hegseth then alluded to the Iranian drone strike in Kuwait that killed six service members. “When a few drones get through or tragic things happen, it’s front page news,” he said. “I get it. The press only wants to make the president look bad. But try for once to report the reality. The terms of this war will be set by us at every step.”

Hegseth credentialed a right-wing “press corps” last fall after traditional news outlets rejected new press pass rules that media lawyers said criminalized routine reporting.

Most of the questions at Wednesday’s briefing came from right-wing outlets like The Daily Wire and LindellTV that have scarce experience covering the military.

Hegseth did call on a reporter from the BBC, however, and did sidestep difficult questions from other reporters.

https://www.cnn.com/world/live-news/iran-war-us-israel-trump-03-04-26?post-id=cmmc3t7r3000a3b6tf6mzjoty

Most of the questions at Wednesday’s briefing came from right-wing outlets like The Daily Wire and LindellTV that have scarce experience covering the military.
Hegseth did call on a reporter from the BBC, however, and did sidestep difficult questions from other reporters.

He is using bloggers like KemiFinani blog for war press coverage.

There is trouble in the paradise of western propaganda media. Smh

You can't make something good look bad forever though...... His good works will speak for him either now or in the future or both timelines.

Mattswaggz:
You can't make something good look bad forever though...... His good works will speak him either now or in the future or both timelines.

His 'good' works.

N.B: Just imagine if it was Putin that murdered Zelensky and 168 Ukrainian school girls in one fell swoop just before the Ukranian war began!

Trump bombed a primary school full of kids, killing 168 Iranian school girls!

Trump dumped tonnes of bomb on the Head of a state of a sovereign state that is not at war with the US.

He dragged his nation into a war to protect a proxy nation in Occupied Palestine.

American military assets are being massively destroyed by Iran


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLTTaGWc1yE?si=F_etrdrS1Hbpwhsp

FreeStuffsNG:
His 'good' works.

N.B: Just imagine if it was Putin that murdered Zelensky and 168 Ukrainian school girls in one fell swoop just before the Ukranian war began!

Trump bombed a primary school full of kids, killing 168 Iranian school girls!

Trump dumped tonnes of bomb on the Head of a state of a sovereign state that is not at war with the US.

He dragged his nation into a war to protect a proxy nation in Occupied Palestine.

He isn't a saint but most of his reactions have been for good purposes.

Make una use this one hold body

Nairaland,you have got to calm down with this Iran/U.S conflict coverage.It is too damn much

Trump isn't a bad leader, he is actually what the world need now and will go down as one of the best leaders the United states ever head

This is what happens when you employ a social media consultant as your Defense Secretary because you are looking for a puppet that will be loyal to you.More than 6 American citizens have lost their lives in this senseless war.How will Trump not look bad?Idiot!!

I care not ... I don't give a flying bleep

My own is anywhere there is terrorist, they should be fried like fried meat and served hot to the carnivorous animal around em.

If u are done with Iran, beam your searchlight to a country in West Africa esp the northern part .

Jokers.

When they changed the ministry of Defence to the Ministry of War, I knew DJT was up to no good. They thought Iran would just roll over, now, they are struggling to control the tide. Stock markets tumbling globally, oil prices rising, and the Maga base largely divided, Iran reacting like the severed head of a snake...striking everybody within its reach.

I mean, they can't even safely evacuate their own citizens, telling everyone to find his square root.

Body go tell everybody wey put body

We say it here everyday that almost all the news we read are fake news and propaganda.

So many Americans have been killed in this senseless war but people won't report it except for those killed in Iran.

Trump must pay his evil deeds. The war is senseless

Miggs:
Nairaland,you have got to calm down with this Iran/U.S conflict coverage.It is too damn much

We need the clicks n views

Olurondo:
This is what happens when you employ a social media consultant as your Defense Secretary because you are looking for a puppet that will be loyal to you.More than 6 American citizens have lost their lives in this senseless war.How will Trump not look bad?Idiot!!

War no go get casualties? People don die on all sides not just US.

donleo92:
Trump isn't a bad leader, he is actually what the world need now and will go down as one of the best leaders the United states ever head

Best leader in your local village community 😆

He is always talking nonsense, just like the clown he calls the president.

The real people knows the president is doing well.

Anyone that thinks otherwise can hug the transformer.

Trump and the republican party will pay dearly for this unnecessary war during the mid term election. The Republican party will lose their majority status in the two chambers

zinaunreal:
Best leader in your local village community 😆

Any way you put it no problem so far it's paining your heart as terrorist sympathizer or you can hug transformer.

Soldiers are losing their lives but because Trump will look bad, the press shouldn't cover it. That's how worthless the lives of American soldiers are to Donald Trump and his cabinet. But that's to be expected when you make a drunk and a fox news weekend host the secretary of defense.
The US is an embarrassment.

You go explain tire without evidence!

If US don't post real war coverage
Your likes will be the one that will post AI news for propaganda.

They learnt this from the recent Israel-hamas war
Israel won the war but Hamas won the propaganda

FreeStuffsNG:
Most of the questions at Wednesday’s briefing came from right-wing outlets like The Daily Wire and LindellTV that have scarce experience covering the military.
Hegseth did call on a reporter from the BBC, however, and did sidestep difficult questions from other reporters.

He is using bloggers like KemiFinani blog for war press coverage.

There is trouble in the paradise of western propaganda media. Smh

The mistake us Israel made was the decision to go to war with Iran, they will regret it forever. Iran is yet to begin with them. Big thanks to China for providing precise intelligence as well.

Are they still looking for regime change

"The regime is still intact and they'll just rebuild the missiles, they'll rebuild the nuclear enrichment capability, they'll rebuild their drone capability," US political analyst John Mearsheimer said."

American tax payers' are in trouble

China silent killers


Underground pushing buttons


What is Russia going to provide now like this

MrGerald:
Any way you put it no problem so far it's paining your heart as terrorist sympathizer or you can hug transformer.

Take Trump to your village to over see your community matters na. Abi you no fit allow Trump enter your village rule una again? See as you dey scramble in pains. backward thinker

Jokes aside, Donald Trump is dealing with the Iranian terrorist regime decisively.

This is a regime that brutally killed 40,000 of its own people for protesting peacefully against the policies of the regime that has made life miserable for her citizens for too long.

Results don Dey call, trump is the worst American president of modern times, an unhinged and over bloated fool without brains, a cold blooded murderer, thanks for exposing USA to the world

Olurondo:
This is what happens when you employ a social media consultant as your Defense Secretary because you are looking for a puppet that will be loyal to you.More than 6 American citizens have lost their lives in this senseless war.How will Trump not look bad?Idiot!!

People must die one day. War or no war.

FreeStuffsNG:
His 'good' works.

N.B: Just imagine if it was Putin that murdered Zelensky and 168 Ukrainian school girls in one fell swoop just before the Ukranian war began!

Trump bombed a primary school full of kids, killing 168 Iranian school girls!

Trump dumped tonnes of bomb on the Head of a state of a sovereign state that is not at war with the US.

He dragged his nation into a war to protect a proxy nation in Occupied Palestine.

American military assets are being massively destroyed by Iran


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLTTaGWc1yE?si=F_etrdrS1Hbpwhsp

Unfortunately Nigerian "Judeo-Christians" don't value any life if it's not Jewish or Caucasian. The fact that it's innocent kids won't stop them from labeling them terrorists. We saw it with the atrocities in Gaza which were universally condemned, but celebrated by these bloodlusting neo-zionists pretending to be followers of Christ.

Have some break you have been on USA matter 😜 😄 yet your seriously been flogged

FreeStuffsNG:
His 'good' works.

N.B: Just imagine if it was Putin that murdered Zelensky and 168 Ukrainian school girls in one fell swoop just before the Ukranian war began!

Trump bombed a primary school full of kids, killing 168 Iranian school girls!

Trump dumped tonnes of bomb on the Head of a state of a sovereign state that is not at war with the US.

He dragged his nation into a war to protect a proxy nation in Occupied Palestine.

American military assets are being massively destroyed by Iran


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLTTaGWc1yE?si=F_etrdrS1Hbpwhsp