Article in New Republic by Greg Sargent, 3/13/26
Headline: “Raging at Media, Pete Hegseth Just Said the Quiet Part Out Loud”
Subhead: “He wants ‘patriotic’ coverage of the Iran war. He doesn’t understand: In a democracy, coverage that asks difficult questions of the government is itself ‘patriotic.’ ”
“Pete Hegseth wants to live in a world in which the American military can drop bombs on scores of schoolchildren and not face serious media scrutiny over it. And he just might get that world soon enough. . .”
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https://newrepublic.com/article/207760/pete-hegseth-iran-war-patriotic-media-coverage
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Article in Mediaite by Kathryn Wilkens 3/13/26
Headline: Newsmax Host Greg Kelly Rips Hegseth’s Iran ‘Trash Talk’: Save It for Your ‘Podcast Bros’
“In a Friday X post, Newsmax host Greg Kelly ripped Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over his “trash talk” amid the ongoing U.S. conflict with Iran, emphasizing that he should save that type of rhetoric for his ‘podcast bros.’. . .”
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