{"id":2452656,"date":"2025-06-26T20:04:58","date_gmt":"2025-06-27T00:04:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pete-hegseth-calls-out-fox-news-reporter-to-her-face-youve-been-about-the-worst\/"},"modified":"2025-06-26T20:07:09","modified_gmt":"2025-06-27T00:07:09","slug":"pete-hegseth-calls-out-fox-news-reporter-to-her-face-youve-been-about-the-worst","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pete-hegseth-calls-out-fox-news-reporter-to-her-face-youve-been-about-the-worst\/","title":{"rendered":"Pete Hegseth Calls Out Fox News Reporter to Her Face: &#8216;You&#8217;ve Been About the Worst&#8217;"},"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\">30<\/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%2Fpete-hegseth-calls-out-fox-news-reporter-to-her-face-youve-been-about-the-worst%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=2452656&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>At a recent press conference, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and journalist Jennifer Griffin engaged in a heated exchange regarding the impact of recent U.S.airstrikes on Iran&#8217;s nuclear program. The attacks, which involved B-2 bombers targeting key facilities, were framed by the Trump governance as a significant success. However, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/on-the-sidelines-gop-megadonor-drops-support-for-desantis-presidential-bid\/\" title=\"GOP Megadonor Withdraws Support for DeSantis&#039; Presidential Campaign\">griffin questioned<\/a> the certainty of the damage inflicted, notably about whether Iran&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >highly enriched uranium<\/a> had been destroyed, given reports of trucks at the target site prior to the strikes. Hegseth accused Griffin of misrepresenting facts and criticized the media for allegedly undermining the success of the operation.In response, Griffin defended her reporting and sought clarification on the assessment of the strikes&#8217; effectiveness. The press conference highlighted the ongoing tensions between military officials and the media regarding the portrayal of U.S.military actions and their outcomes.  <\/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><\/p>\n<p>Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and former Fox News colleague Jennifer Griffin clashed Thursday at a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-live-trump-campaign-holds-press-conference-to-outline-viable-path-to-victory\/\" title=\"Watch Live: Trump Campaign Holds Press Conference to Outline &#039;Viable Path to Victory&#039;\">news conference<\/a> to discuss the extent of damage done to Iran&rsquo;s nuclear program.<\/p>\n<p>On Saturday, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-trump-posts-video-b-2-bombers-returning-welcomes-back-crews-vaporized-irans-nuke-facilities\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">B-2 bombers<\/a> attacked two Iranian nuclear sites, including the one at Fordow, which is buried deep in a mountain to avoid being damaged from the air. A third site was attacked by cruise missiles launched from a submarine.<\/p>\n<p>Since then, the Trump administration has highlighted the destruction wrought on Iran&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/better-get-big-shovel-fuming-pete-hegseth-drops-bunker-buster-mainstream-medias-iran-attack-narrative\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">nuclear program<\/a> while critics have seized on multiple initial reports to question that assessment.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Do you have certainty that all the highly enriched uranium was inside the Fordow mountain or some of it, because there were satellite photos that showed more than a dozen trucks there two days in advance? Are you certain none of that highly enriched uranium was moved?&rdquo; Griffin asked Hegseth during a news coference as shown in a video clip <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/atrupar\/status\/1938217272792789296\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted to X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Of course we&rsquo;re watching,&rdquo; Hegseth responded. Then the conversation moved in a different direction.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">FOX NEWS&rsquo;S JENNIFER GRIFFIN: Are you certain none of that highly enriched uranium was moved?<\/p>\n<p>HEGSETH: Jennifer, you&rsquo;ve been about the worst. The one who misrepresents the most intentionally.<\/p>\n<p>GRIFFIN: I take issue with that <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YNi30aMnrb\">pic.twitter.com\/YNi30aMnrb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/atrupar\/status\/1938217272792789296?\">June 26, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Jennifer, you&rsquo;ve been about the worst. The one who misrepresents the most intentionally,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Griffin had a response ready.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I was the first to report about the ventilation shafts on Saturday night, and in fact, I was the first to describe the B-2 bombers, the refueling, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/latest-nasa-launch-hopes-to-prepare-for-return-of-astronauts-to-moon\/\" title=\"Latest NASA Launch Hopes To Prepare For Return Of Astronauts To Moon\">entire mission<\/a>, with great accuracy,&rdquo; she said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;So I take issue with that,&rdquo; she countered.<\/p>\n<p>Griffin also asked Hegseth to say whether he was certain Iran&rsquo;s highly enriched <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/iranian-parliament-doubles-nuclear-ambitions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">uranium<\/a> was destroyed in the attack, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/media\/article-14850247\/fox-news-reporter-jennifer-griffin-pete-hegseth-iran-coverage.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Daily Mail<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There&rsquo;s nothing that I&rsquo;ve seen that suggests that what we didn&rsquo;t hit exactly what we wanted to hit in those locations,&rdquo; Hegseth replied.<\/p>\n<p>As noted by <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2025\/06\/pete-hegseth-iran-strikes-fox-news-jennifer-griffin-1236443176\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Deadline<\/a>, earlier in the briefing, Hegseth said a preliminary assessment minimizing the damage of the attack was &ldquo;leaked because someone had an agenda to try and muddy the waters and make it look like this historic strike wasn&rsquo;t successful.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You cheer against Trump so hard, in your DNA and in your blood, cheer against Trump because you want him not to be successful so bad, you have to cheer against the efficacy of these strikes,&rdquo; Hegseth said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Nothing like watching our Secretary of Defense spank the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-real-clear-politics-say-they-never-called-pennsylvania\/\" title=\"BREAKING: Real Clear Politics -- SAY THEY NEVER CALLED PENNSYLVANIA\">fake news media<\/a> first thing in the morning &#127482;&#127480;&#128293;<\/p>\n<p>Hegseth has found his groove and I&rsquo;m all for it! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ULZIDivwpc\">pic.twitter.com\/ULZIDivwpc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; TheStormHasArrived (@TheStormRedux) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheStormRedux\/status\/1938212554041373042?\">June 26, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>  Hegseth noted that defense officials are &ldquo;urging caution about premising entire stories on biased leaks to biased publications to make something look bad.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;How about we take a beat, recognize first the success of our warriors, hold them up, tell their stories, celebrate that, wave an American flag, be proud of what we accomplished,&rdquo; he said.<\/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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