Sec. Hegseth Rips the Media for Trying to ‘Leak and Spin’ that Iran Strikes Were Unsuccessful

Hegseth How many stories ░░░░░░░░ been written about how ░░░░░░░░ it is to I ░░░░░░░░ t know fly a ░░░░░░░░ for 36 hours Has ░░░░░░░░ done that story Has ░░░░░░░░ Have we done the ░░░░░░░░ how hard that is ░░░░░░░░ we done it two ░░░░░░░░ three times so that ░░░░░░░░ people understand How about ░░░░░░░░ difficult it is to ░░░░░░░░ a drone from an ░░░░░░░░ 15 or 16 or ░░░░░░░░ 22 or F 35 ░░░░░░░░ what it s like ░░░░░░░░ man a Patriot battery ░░░░░░░░ how hard it is ░░░░░░░░ refuel midair Giving the ░░░░░░░░ people an understanding of ░░░░░░░░ complex and sophisticated this ░░░░░░░░ really was There are ░░░░░░░░ many aspects of what ░░░░░░░░ brave men and women ░░░░░░░░ that because of the ░░░░░░░░ of this press corps ░░░░░░░░ undermined because you people ░░░░░░░░ trying to leak and ░░░░░░░░ that it wasn t ░░░░░░░░ It s irresponsible And ░░░░░░░░ in this room are ░░░░░░░░ to that information because ░░░░░░░░ the proximity here in ░░░░░░░░ Pentagon It s an ░░░░░░░░ responsibility and time and ░░░░░░░░ again classified information is ░░░░░░░░ or peddled for political ░░░░░░░░ to try to make ░░░░░░░░ president look bad And ░░░░░░░░ s really happening is ░░░░░░░░ re undermining the success ░░░░░░░░ incredible B 2 pilots ░░░░░░░░ incredible F 35 pilots ░░░░░░░░ incredible refuelers and incredible ░░░░░░░░ defenders who accomplished their ░░░░░░░░ set back a nuclear ░░░░░░░░ in ways that other ░░░░░░░░ would have dreamed How ░░░░░░░░ we celebrate that How ░░░░░░░░ we talk about how ░░░░░░░░ America is that only ░░░░░░░░ have these capabilities I ░░░░░░░░ it s too much ░░░░░░░░ ask unfortunately for the ░░░░░░░░ news So we re ░░░░░░░░ to that But we ░░░░░░░░ have an opportunity to ░░░░░░░░ at the podium and ░░░░░░░░ the truth of what ░░░░░░░░ really happening And the ░░░░░░░░ is you want to ░░░░░░░░ it destroyed You want ░░░░░░░░ call it defeated You ░░░░░░░░ to call it obliterated ░░░░░░░░ your word This was ░░░░░░░░ historically successful attack We ░░░░░░░░ celebrate it as Americans ░░░░░░░░ it gives us a ░░░░░░░░ to have peace a ░░░░░░░░ to have a deal ░░░░░░░░ opportunity to prevent a ░░░░░░░░ Iran which is something ░░░░░░░░ Trump talked about for ░░░░░░░░ years and no other ░░░░░░░░ had the courage to ░░░░░░░░ do.”