Has the pro-Maga media turned on the Pentagon over Iran?
New pro-Trump press corps has surprised some skeptics with tough questions, though sycophancy fears remainThe question, asked during a 4 March press briefing with Pete Hegseth, the secretary of defense, and Gen Dan Caine, was a good one: if the US had “obliterated” Iran’s nuclear facilities...
<p>New pro-Trump press corps has surprised some skeptics with tough questions, though sycophancy fears remain</p><p>The question, asked during a 4 March press briefing with <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/pete-hegseth">Pete Hegseth</a>, the secretary of defense, and Gen Dan Caine, was a good one: if the US had “obliterated” Iran’s nuclear facilities during an operation last June, “what was the intelligence that suggested that somehow they became a threat once again that required us to get involved with Operation Epic Fury?”</p><p>It was asked by Heather Mullins, who works for LindellTV, the television network founded by Mike Lindell, the pillow entrepreneur, Trump cheerleader and 2020 election denier.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/13/pentagon-maga-journalists-iran-war">Continue reading...</a>
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