Pete Hegseth uses the Bible to demonize the press
In a Pentagon press briefing, defense secretary called the press “unpatriotic” and lashed out about “endlessly negative coverage” of the war in Iran
So, do you still think CBS News is feeling good about inviting Pete Hegseth to sit at their table at the upcoming White House Correspondents Association?
The decision to invite Hegseth to break bread seemed like an odd idea well before Thursday. After all, the Defense Secretary has been a constant critic of the press since leaving Fox News to join the Trump administration. He then infamously put a policy in place that prohibits journalists from accessing or soliciting information that the Defense Department doesn’t make available to them, including unclassified information.
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