Hegseth Schools The Media
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth took aim at the mainstream media on Wednesday, accusing left-leaning outlets of spreading false narratives about the success of U.S. military strikes against Iran’s nuclear facilities.
Speaking during a press conference with President Trump at the NATO summit in the Netherlands, Hegseth blasted the media for pushing a leaked assessment that claimed the strikes only delayed Iran’s nuclear program by “months” instead of “years.”
“This so-called report is based on preliminary data with low confidence—which means the information is unreliable at best,” Hegseth said. “But the media ran with it anyway to hurt President Trump.”
The Trump administration authorized precision strikes against key Iranian nuclear sites over the weekend, including the heavily fortified Fordow facility. Hegseth made it clear: the damage was devastating.
“If you want to assess what happened at Fordow, bring a big shovel,” Hegseth added. “Iran’s nuclear program has been obliterated. The strike was precise, and the results are undeniable. Our troops know it. Iran knows it.”
He also slammed the press for caring more about headlines than the truth.
“They don’t care what the troops think. They don’t care what the world thinks. All they want is to smear this president.”
President Trump, standing beside Hegseth, echoed that sentiment. He cited intelligence from the Israel Atomic Energy Commission, which confirmed that the U.S.-Israeli strikes set back Iran’s nuclear ambitions by many years—not mere months.
“We hit them so hard and so fast, they didn’t have time to move anything,” Trump said, rejecting claims that Iran relocated enriched uranium before the strike.
Officials noted that full damage assessments may take several more days, but early indications show that Iran’s ability to build a nuclear weapon has suffered a major blow—thanks to decisive leadership from President Trump.
This latest confrontation with the biased media once again highlights why Americans are fed up with fake news—and why strong leadership matters now more than ever.
