Hegseth says media is ‘undermining the success’ of military operation in Iran
Pete Hegseth, the U.S. secretary of defense, said at a press conference Thursday the media is “undermining the success” of Operation Midnight Hammer in Iran.
“There are so many aspects of what our brave men and women did and, because of the hatred of this press corps, are undermined because your people are trying to leak and spin that it wasn’t successful. It’s irresponsible,” Hegseth said as he addressed the media at the Pentagon.
“It’s an important responsibility and, time and time again, classified information is leaked or peddled for political purposes to try to make the president look bad,” Hegseth continued. “What’s really happening is you’re undermining the success of incredible B-2 pilots and incredible F-35 pilots and incredible refuels and incredible air defenders who accomplish their mission and set back a nuclear program in ways that other presidents would have dreamed. How about we celebrate that?”
