politics
April 18, 2026
Hegseth compares press to Pharisees over Iran war coverage
US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth accused reporters of “endless garbage” coverage of the Iran conflict and compared the Pentagon press pool to biblical Pharisees
TL;DR
- US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth criticized press coverage of the Iran conflict as "endless stream of garbage."
- Hegseth compared Pentagon journalists to the biblical Pharisees, suggesting they are blinded by their agenda.
- He accused reporters of being relentlessly negative and questioning the success of US troops.
- Hegseth has previously labeled media outlets as "fake news" and "anti-Trump press."
- His remarks align with recent instances of Trump administration officials framing the Iran war in biblical terms.
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