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Article in Poynter by Tom Jones, 6/27/25
Headline: “Opinion | Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth targeted a Fox reporter. The journalism community had her back”
Subhead: “In defending Jennifer Griffin, journalists signal that truth-telling still matters — no matter the network.”
“The Trump administration continues its signature bashing of the media. This time, it was Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth insulting Fox News’ Jennifer Griffin. . .”
“What was noticeable, however, was just how many journalists came to Griffin’s defense, including those from rival news outlets.
Say what you will about Fox News and how many of the network’s hosts fawn over Trump and conservatives. Griffin is a top-notch, plugged-in and unbiased reporter.
During a press conference with Hegseth on Thursday, Griffin posed a completely legitimate question. . .”
“She suggested that satellite imagery showed there might have been movement from the facility leading up the attack.
“Hegseth snapped, ‘Of course we’re watching it. Jennifer, you’ve been about the worst, the one who misrepresents the most intentionally what the president says.’
“Griffin wasn’t having it. She pushed back . . .”
Read the full article at:
https://www.poynter.org/commentary/2025/pete-hegseth-attacks-fox-reporter-journalists-respond/
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Article in The Hill by Dominick Mastrangelo, 6/26/25
Headline: “Hegseth slams Fox reporter at press conference: ‘You’ve been about the worst’ ”
Subhead: “Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth attacked Jennifer Griffin, his former colleague at Fox News and a longtime member of the Pentagon press corps, amid a broader push to discredit media outlets reporting on intelligence laying out the extent of damages done by U.S. strikes to Iranian nuclear sites.”
“ ‘Do you have certainty that all the highly enriched uranium was inside the Fordow mountain?’ Griffin asked Hegseth during a contentious press conference early Thursday morning. . .”
“ ‘Of course we’re watching it,’ Hegseth said before attacking the reporter. ‘Jennifer, you’ve been about the worst. The one who misrepresents the most intentionally.’ ”
Read the full article at:
https://thehill.com/homenews/media/5370774-hegseth-briefing-jennifer-griffin-fox/
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Article in Huffpost by Ron Dicker, 6/26/25
Headline: “Pete Hegseth Calls Former Fox News Colleague ‘The Worst’ In Tense Iran Presser”
Subhead: “The defense secretary zeroed in on Fox News’ Jennifer Griffin as he continued to rail against the lack of media fawning over the Iran strikes”
“Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth called former Fox News colleague Jennifer Griffin ‘the worst’ as he faced more questions about the U.S. bombing of Iran’s nuclear sites on Thursday.
“The Pentagon press conference turned downright hostile as Hegseth, who once occupied the curvy couch of ‘Fox & Friends’ before he got his Cabinet gig, slammed Griffin, the network’s chief national security correspondent. . .”
Read the full article at:
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/pete-hegseth-jennifer-griffin-the-worst_n_685d4e2ae4b0f78c57383fb2