CNN: Hegseth Accuses U.S. Media of ‘Treason’ in Address to Troops

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HEGSETH: “You see, it‘s your movements and bases that they reveal to the enemy. It‘s your operations that they jeopardize when they leak classified capabilities. And ultimately, it‘s your lives they put directly at risk when they lie about munition stockpiles. A free press is, of course, important. But partisan activism that intentionally smears the troops and the historic mission that they‘re undertaking is fundamentally anti-American. It‘s sick. It‘s a national betrayal. It’s treason, actually.”