Secretary of War Pete Hegseth triggered the liberal, elite media Thursday during his open remarks at a Pentagon briefing as he lambasted the relentlessly negative coverage of the U.S. war with Iran, comparing them to the Pharisees in the Bible who worked to undermine Jesus at every turn. Specifically, Hegseth noted the Pharisees opposing Jesus’s healing of a man on the Sabbath.
He offered a lengthy series of remarks before this warning Iran to continue negotiating with the U.S. and not violate the ceasefire before he turned his ire to the press: “Speaking of choosing wisely, a note to the press, to the press corps, to the American media, as I just can’t help but notice the endless stream of garbage, the relentlessly negative coverage you cannot resist pedaling.”
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