"Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth complained last week that reporting on troop deaths is intended to make the president look bad, and this week loudly demanded positive coverage from a patriotic press corps."
"The Fake News Media hates to report how well the United States Military has done against Iran, which is totally defeated and wants a deal But not a deal that I would accept!"
"Haberman said, of the oil tanker attacks, I don't know why there wasn't some kind of a contingency for what we're seeing now. But there clearly is not a plan to deal with this, beyond talking about how the tankers should be tough and keep going through."
During the second week of the Iran war, 13 U.S. servicemembers have been killed, a military investigation confirmed U.S. responsibility for a strike on an elementary school that killed at least 160 children, and oil tanker attacks in the Strait of Hormuz have driven up prices and destabilized markets. Despite these developments, Trump and his administration have consistently attacked media outlets for reporting on the war's consequences. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth complained that coverage of troop deaths is designed to harm the president and demanded patriotic coverage from the press. Trump issued a midnight social media post dismissing media reporting and claiming Iran is defeated and seeking a deal he would reject. This follows Trump's attack on journalist Maggie Haberman, who criticized his lack of contingency planning for oil tanker attacks and questioned his statement about profiting from rising oil prices.
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