Enraged Hegseth blasts New York Times, MSNBC and CNN's Trump 'hatred'

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has blasted the media for undermining the success of American strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities, accusing outlets of being driven by “Trump hatred.” Hegseth joined Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Caine to address the press at the Pentagon, discussing the United States’ strikes on Iran. "There are so many aspects of what our brave men and women did, that by — because of the hatred of this press corps, are undermined because your people are trying to leak and spin that it wasn't successful," he said on Thursday, local time. "It's irresponsible." A visibly angry Hegseth criticised the dissemination of an early intelligence report questioning the efficacy of the bombings. "There was a great deal of irresponsible reporting based on leaks, preliminary information in low confidence. Again, when someone leaks something, they do it with an agenda," he said. "Whether it's fake news, CNN, MSNBC, or The New York Times, there's been fawning coverage of a preliminary assessment."