"Hegseth invoked the Bible and again compared Trump directly to Jesus in an opening rant attacking the press as Pharisees trying to hang Jesus/Trump with misconduct charges when they were actually performing a miracle."
"Stelter told co-anchor John Berman it was weird for Hegseth to attack the press when he spent so many years as a media personality himself and should know better."
"He always seems to need to let out his anger and bitterness about the American media, which is so weird because he was a member of the media for decades."
"The insinuation from Hegseth was that doubting Trump or being skeptical of the war is like doubting Christ."
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth compared President Trump to Jesus during a press conference, attacking the media as Pharisees. Brian Stelter criticized Hegseth's remarks as hypocritical, given his media background. Stelter found the religious comparisons offensive and noted Hegseth's ongoing bitterness towards the press. He emphasized that Hegseth's rhetoric suggests questioning the war equates to questioning divine will, reflecting a troubling narrative in the context of the ongoing conflict in Iran.
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