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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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Thu Mar 5, 2026, 02:42 PM Thursday

Pete Hegseth's Complaint About Dead Troops Even Shocked His Aides [View all]

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s remark Wednesday about U.S. troops dying in the Middle East was so callous it reportedly stunned everyone—including Pentagon officials.

During a press briefing, Hegseth claimed that the press was only reporting on the deaths of American soldiers in order to “make the president look bad.”

“But when a few drones get through or tragic things happen, it’s front-page news,” he said. “I get it, the press only wants to make the president look bad—but try for once to report the reality.”

The Atlantic’s Nancy Youssef, who was present for the briefing, told her colleague that Hegseth’s comment “sent a stunned silence through the briefing room.”

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/pete-hegseth-complaint-dead-troops-142803163.html

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