“I can’t help but notice all the headlines specifically about Pete Hegseth, including that [headline] from The New York Times [entitled ‘How Hegseth Came To See Moral Purpose in War as Weakness’]. Remember, Pete Hegseth has been the ire of the mainstream media since Donald Trump tapped him [to be defense secretary],” The Federalist’s Brianna Lyman said on Fox News at Night. “They attacked him for his Christian faith, they claimed that he was a raging alcoholic and now The New York Times is trying to tarnish his … military career by suggesting that he has experienced a moral decline. They explain that when he was fighting in Iraq to liberate other people that was noble and OK, but because Pete Hegseth and the Trump administration speak very bluntly about a regime that has slaughtered Americans, they are [striking Iran] out of vengeance.”
“They are trying to make it seem like there is no legitimate or justifiable reason why we’re fighting the world’s leading state sponsor of terrorism, and they do that because they are propagandists. They want to tarnish anything Trump or Hegseth will do.”
