{"id":2402977,"date":"2025-02-15T10:51:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-15T15:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hegseth-slams-fox-reporter-over-fake-news-of-the-day-accusing-him-of-milking-140k-from-taxpayers\/"},"modified":"2025-02-15T10:52:47","modified_gmt":"2025-02-15T15:52:47","slug":"hegseth-slams-fox-reporter-over-fake-news-of-the-day-accusing-him-of-milking-140k-from-taxpayers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hegseth-slams-fox-reporter-over-fake-news-of-the-day-accusing-him-of-milking-140k-from-taxpayers\/","title":{"rendered":"Hegseth Slams Fox Reporter Over &#8216;Fake News of the Day&#8217; Accusing Him of Milking $140k from Taxpayers"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhegseth-slams-fox-reporter-over-fake-news-of-the-day-accusing-him-of-milking-140k-from-taxpayers%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2402977&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has responded to criticism regarding\u200c the costs of \u2062repairs and upgrades \u200bto his goverment-provided\u2064 housing, which total $137,297. He emphasized that these repairs were planned prior to his appointment and denounced \u200cthe accusations of waste as &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/washington-post-humiliated-after-trying-to-make-country-cover-of-tracy-chapmans-fast-car-a-racial-issue\/\" title=\"Washington Post embarrassed over attempt to racialize Tracy Chapman&#039;s &#039;Fast Car&#039; country cover.\">fake \u200cnews<\/a>,&#8221; claiming \u200cthey stem from partisan politics. Democratic Representatives Debbie Wasserman Schultz and Rosa DeLauro criticized\u200b the expenses in a \u2063letter, linking\u2064 them to issues faced by servicemembers living in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-gov-abbott-orders-investigation-into-alien-holding-facilities-amid-reports-of-poor-conditions\/\" title=\"Texas Gov. Abbott orders investigation into alien holding facilities amid reports of poor conditions\">poor conditions<\/a>. Hegseth&#8217;s rebuttal highlighted \u2062that such expenses are routine with governance transitions, questioning the lawmakers&#8217; record on military\u200d housing standards. He accused them of politicizing the issue \u200dwhile neglecting \u200dtheir long-standing responsibilities in government.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth promptly rebuked an accusation that he is wasting taxpayer dollars because of repairs happening at his government-provided housing, noting that the repairs to the residence were scheduled even before he took office.<\/p>\n<p>Florida Democratic Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz and Connecticut Democratic Rep. Rosa DeLauro sent the new leader of the Pentagon a letter dated Feb. 7, demanding that he answer for $137,297 in painting and other upgrades to his new government residence.<\/p>\n<p>The letter was published by Fox News national security correspondent Jennifer Griffin, who snarkily asked why the expenses were necessary &ldquo;in light of DOGE efforts to save tax payer money.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Schultz and DeLauro asked for a response by Feb. 21. But <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/hegseth-announcement-may-just-guaranteed-peace-russia-decades\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hegseth<\/a> was ready with his answer just a few hours later.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Fake News of the Day,&rdquo; he wrote on X, noting that such was &ldquo;not surprising&rdquo; from Griffin and the Democrats, calling them the &ldquo;same thing.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Fake News of the Day (not surprising from Democrats &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JenGriffinFNC?\">@JenGriffinFNC<\/a>; same thing)<\/p>\n<p>Any\/all house repairs were going to happen no matter who was moving in&mdash;and were all initiated by DoD.<\/p>\n<p>But Dems\/Jen don&rsquo;t care about facts; they&rsquo;re just Trump haters. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vpaUqwTkru\">https:\/\/t.co\/vpaUqwTkru<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Pete Hegseth (@PeteHegseth) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PeteHegseth\/status\/1888034973325869486?\">February 8, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>  &ldquo;Any\/all house repairs were going to happen no matter who was moving in&mdash;and were all initiated by DoD,&rdquo; he revealed.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;But Dems\/Jen don&rsquo;t care about facts; they&rsquo;re just Trump haters.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>It is indeed noteworthy that Griffin and the Democrats are choosing to focus on what appears to be a routine paint job and maintenance that corresponds with a shift in administrations, even as Elon Musk and his crack team at DOGE (Department of Government Efficiency) uncover billions of dollars in waste.<\/p>\n<p>Those government-funded efforts uncovered via DOGE, by the way, most recently included <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-wednesdays-doge-savings-update-nuts-includes-racist-alcoholic-mice-steroid-hamster-fights\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">steroid hamster fights<\/a> and racist alcoholic mice.<\/p>\n<p>But beyond the color commentary provided by Griffin, another aspect of the letter should stand out.<\/p>\n<p>Schultz and DeLauro mentioned to Hegseth that &ldquo;many servicemembers and their families currently live in <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">unacceptable housing conditions including houses<\/a> with mold, lead paint, and other hazards.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>They demanded to know &ldquo;what commitment&rdquo; Hegseth will make &ldquo;to provide servicemembers with a similarly high quality of housing for themselves and their families.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The intention, of course, was to make Hegseth <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trumps-dod-boots-establishment-media-curb-clears-pentagon-press-offices\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">seem<\/a> like he was living in luxury while everyday warfighters are living in squalor.<\/p>\n<p>But they made themselves look bad instead.<\/p>\n<p>Hegseth only entered government a few weeks ago. Schultz and DeLauro have been in government for decades.<\/p>\n<p>Why did they not manage to deliver quality housing for members of our military?<\/p>\n<p>Both women are extremely powerful lawmakers.<\/p>\n<p>DeLauro, who has served in Congress since 1991, was the chair of the House Appropriations Committee when the Democrats were in charge of the House until 2023, and currently serves as its ranking member.<\/p>\n<p>Schultz, who has served in the House since 2005, formerly chaired the Democratic National Convention.<\/p>\n<p>Since we are talking about residences here, perhaps <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/hegseth-speaks-15-year-military-recruiting-drought-lifted-youth-want-serve-america-first-leadership\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hegseth<\/a> should have reminded these two ladies that those who live in glass houses should not throw stones.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Florida Democratic Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz and Connecticut Democratic Rep. Rosa DeLauro wrote to him on February 7, questioning $137,297 spent on painting and upgrades at his residence. Fox News correspondent Jennifer Griffin highlighted the letter, sarcastically questioning the necessity of these expenses amid efforts to save taxpayer money. Schultz and DeLauro requested a response by February 21, but Hegseth replied within hours, labeling it &#8220;Fake News of the Day&#8221; and criticizing Griffin and the Democrats for ignoring facts while accusing them of being anti-Trump. He emphasized that all repairs were initiated by the Department of Defense regardless of who moved in. The letter also pointed out poor living conditions faced by many servicemembers and their families, prompting questions about Hegseth&#8217;s commitment to improving military housing quality\u2014an issue both Schultz and DeLauro have failed to address during their long tenures in Congress despite holding significant positions<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2402978,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Picture-16.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[34247,32135,45173,40412],"class_list":["post-2402977","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-fake-news","tag-fox-news","tag-hegseth","tag-taxpayer-money"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Picture-16.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2402977","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2402977"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2402977\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2402981,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2402977\/revisions\/2402981"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2402978"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2402977"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2402977"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2402977"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}