A dishonest and anti-Trump press will stop at nothing to downplay progress, amplify every cost,

and call into question every step.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is waging war abroad and scuffling with the press at home.

From WNYC in New York, this is on the media.

I'm Michael Onger.

Also on this week's show, when it comes to the Iranian regime's media output...

You have to hold two truths at the same time.

U.S. and Israeli bombs are killing Iranian civilians, and the regime will want to use this for propaganda.

Plus, with the Strait of Hormuz under Iranian control, the world is... regime will want to use this for propaganda.

Plus, with the Strait of Hormuz under Iranian control, the world is cut off from its supply of black gold.

If this goes on and on, what I anticipate are spectacularly high prices at the pump.

This is a bigger shock than the 1970s were.

It's all coming up after this.

From WNYC in New York, this is on the media.

Brooke Gladstone is out this week. I'm Michael Lohinger.

This week, Defense Secretary Pete Hegeseth took to the podium for his latest update on the war in Iran.

But his remarks quickly turned to another domestic conflict. A dishonest and anti-Trump press will stop at nothing to downplay progress, amplify every cost, and call into question every step.

They want President Trump to fail.

Yes, there are reporters in front of me, but they are not our audience today.

It's you, the good, decent, patriotic American people.

Funny, because many of the outlets that face him in these press briefings are supporters of

Donald Trump, having been handpicked by Hexeth to replace the traditional Pentagon Press

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