{"id":2519852,"date":"2025-12-10T20:19:01","date_gmt":"2025-12-11T01:19:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-trump-drives-a-stake-through-the-heart-of-fake-news-that-hes-ticked-at-hegseth-and-noem\/"},"modified":"2025-12-10T20:21:39","modified_gmt":"2025-12-11T01:21:39","slug":"watch-trump-drives-a-stake-through-the-heart-of-fake-news-that-hes-ticked-at-hegseth-and-noem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-trump-drives-a-stake-through-the-heart-of-fake-news-that-hes-ticked-at-hegseth-and-noem\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch: Trump Drives a Stake Through the Heart of Fake News That He&#8217;s Ticked at Hegseth and Noem"},"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\">36<\/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%2Fwatch-trump-drives-a-stake-through-the-heart-of-fake-news-that-hes-ticked-at-hegseth-and-noem%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=2519852&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>The article discusses a common military strategy of dividing an opponent&#8217;s forces to weaken them and how this principle applies politically to the management of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/donald-trump-ends-negotiations-with-nancy-pelosi-on-coronavirus-relief\/\" title=\"Donald Trump Ends Negotiations with Nancy Pelosi on Coronavirus Relief\">president donald trump<\/a> as he nears the one-year mark of his second term. Despite media outlets like CNN and MS NOW (formerly MSNBC) <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >publishing reports suggesting instability<\/a> and possible turnover within Trump&#8217;s cabinet-naming figures such as Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem as reportedly on shaky ground-trump strongly denied these claims. He publicly praised his cabinet members, calling them &#8220;phenomenal&#8221; and defending thier effectiveness, especially highlighting successes such as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lindsey-graham-says-us-is-living-on-borrowed-time-regarding-broken-border\/\" title=\"Lindsey Graham ...ns US on &#039;borrowed time&#039; with &#039;broken&#039; border.\">strengthened border security<\/a> under Noem&#8217;s leadership. The article argues that these media attempts at sowing division within Trump&#8217;s team have failed, suggesting the administration remains united and resilient against such criticism.  <\/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>One of the oldest tactics in war is to divide your enemy&rsquo;s forces, be it mentally by subterfuge or physically with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/no-supporting-a-strong-foreign-policy-does-not-mean-youre-racist\/\" title=\"No, Supporting a Strong Foreign Policy Does Not Mean You\u2019re Racist\">military tactics<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The strongest armies in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/army-ranger-americas-young-men-are-in-trouble-heres-the-solution\/\" title=\"Army Ranger: America\u2019s Young Men Are in Trouble - Here\u2019s the Solution\">world aren&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t nearly as effective when there is a genuine divide splitting the forces.<\/p>\n<p>All good leaders know this simple fact &mdash; and are also acutely aware of the need to defend against it because of how effective it is.<\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump is approaching the one-year mark of his second term, and it&rsquo;s been a lot of the same song and dance from his usual adversaries in the establishment media.<\/p>\n<p>Namely, they&rsquo;re&nbsp;<em>still&nbsp;<\/em>trying to denigrate the president and his team, clearly trying to sow &mdash; or at least create the impression of sowing &mdash; division in his cabinet.<\/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<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/11\/21\/politics\/trump-cabinet-kristi-noem-chris-wright\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNN<\/a>, a longtime adversary of Trump, put out a report recently declaring that many of his cabinet members are expecting some sort of turnover as he approaches one year in office. Some big names, like Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, were floated as those Trump was less than satisfied with.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ms.now\/news\/trump-noem-dhs-homeland-security\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MS NOW<\/a>, formerly MSNBC, is another Trump nitpicker. That outlet came out with a report slamming Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, who the outlet said was on &ldquo;very thin ice&rdquo; with the administration.<\/p>\n<p>Taken at face value, these reports would easily paint the picture of a fractured &mdash; and therefore ineffective &mdash; MAGA base.<\/p>\n<p>Trump, however, took umbrage with these characterizations and effectively drove a stake through the hearts of the nakedly divisive efforts from the establishment.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Trump: &ldquo;I read a story that I was unhappy with Pete because he was attacking drug dealers. I said that&rsquo;s not exactly right, I would say very much the opposite. Pete Hegseth has been phenomenal. I read a story that I&rsquo;m unhappy with Kristi. I&rsquo;m so happy with her.&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/to2XCriDX1\">pic.twitter.com\/to2XCriDX1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/atrupar\/status\/1998862875436204096?\">December 10, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I read a story that I was unhappy with Pete because he was attacking drug dealers,&rdquo; Trump mentioned in a now-viral clip. &ldquo;I said that&rsquo;s not exactly right, I would say very much the opposite. Pete Hegseth has been phenomenal.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I read a story recently that I&rsquo;m unhappy with Kristi. I&rsquo;m so happy with her. I mean, we have a closed border. We have a border that&rsquo;s the best border in the history of our country. Why would I be unhappy? She&rsquo;s fantastic, actually.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We have a fantastic cabinet. Really fantastic cabinet.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump did take a joking shot at U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, but it was obviously a joke and engendered some laughs.<\/p>\n<p>Jokes? &ldquo;Phenomenal&rdquo; Pete? &ldquo;The best border in the history of our country&rdquo;?<\/p>\n<p>These are not the quips of a leader worried about a fractured base.<\/p>\n<p>Sorry, leftist media: It looks like you&rsquo;ll have to try a different tactic to tear down the Trump administration.<\/p>\n<p>Have you considered pushing candidates who are actually likable in elections?<\/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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