Department of War Secretary Pete Hegseth addressed President Trump’s Cabinet meeting Thursday and said the operations against Iran are a historic success, but that the mainstream media has been dishonest in its coverage. That’s hardly a surprise, as they cover nothing that has to do with Trumpworld fairly.
“Get it right,” the secretary demanded.
Hegseth took aim at the press early in his remarks, urging reporters to accurately portray the war effort.
“You wouldn’t know it if you listened to the dishonest, anti-Trump media,” Hegseth said. “These cameras… they have a choice. You’re either informing the American people of the truth or you’re not… My message to the media is: get it right.”
Hegseth framed the operation as a historic success, crediting President Donald Trump for authorizing what he described as a rapid and effective dismantling of Iran’s military capabilities.
Hegseth: You wouldn’t know it if you listened to the dishonest hate Trump media. The folks here in the room, these cameras, they have a choice. You’re either informing the American people of the truth or you’re not. My message to the media is get it right pic.twitter.com/m6OpjFsK30
— Acyn (@Acyn) March 26, 2026
He continued, saying this will not become an endless war:
“Iran had a modern military, and never in recorded history has a nation’s military been so quickly and effectively neutralized,” Hegseth said. “This is not an endless war. It’s a decisive campaign with clear objectives… to destroy Iran’s offensive military capabilities and ensure they never obtain a nuclear weapon.”
If you just read The New York Times and watch CNN, he said, you wouldn’t have a clue about the reality of the situation:
“You wouldn’t know it if you listened to the dishonest, anti-Trump media,” he said. “Behind every headline you write, there’s a helicopter crew in the air. Behind every news story, there’s a battalion on the move. Behind every so-called ‘fake news’ story, there’s an F-35 pilot executing a dangerous mission.”
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The secretary also said he’s pleased that negotiations are ongoing with Iran, and hopes for a deal to be struck, but added that until that happens, we will talk with our firepower:
Hegseth said during a White House Cabinet meeting that he appreciates special envoy Steve Witkoff’s efforts to negotiate with Tehran and “we pray for a deal, and we welcome a deal and we have the ultimate dealmaker to make it happen.”
“But in the meantime, as I said yesterday, the Department of War will continue negotiating with bombs. War is negotiation by other means,” the Pentagon head said.
Watch:
SECRETARY OF WAR PETE HEGSETH: “We pray for a deal, and we welcome a deal, and we have the ultimate deal maker to make it happen. But in the meantime, as I said yesterday, the Department of War will continue negotiating with bombs.” pic.twitter.com/jA0hUYyxCW
— Bannon’s WarRoom (@Bannons_WarRoom) March 26, 2026
On Wednesday, Iran reportedly rejected a 15-point peace plan that Trump had sent through Pakistan intermediaries. For now, then, it would appear to still be “bombs away” time.
Editor’s Note: For decades, former presidents have been all talk and no action. Now, Donald Trump is eliminating the threat from Iran once and for all.
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