Hegseth Suggests Reporting On Us Deaths In Iran Is Media ‘trying To Make Trump Look Bad’

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth appeared to propose reporting connected nan deaths of US troops successful Iran is nan media “trying to make Donald Trump look bad”.

On Sunday (1 March), six US work members were killed during an Iranian drone onslaught astatine a bid halfway successful Kuwait.

Speaking during a property briefing astatine nan Pentagon connected Tuesday (4 March), Mr Hegseth claimed that “fake news” outlets were failing to study connected nan US’s successes successful the conflict done “without boots connected nan ground”.

“But erstwhile a fewer drones get done aliases tragic things happen, it's beforehand page news. I get it - nan property only wants to make nan president look bad, but effort for erstwhile to study nan reality.”