Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth compared members of the press to the biblical Pharisees during a Pentagon briefing on Thursday, accusing journalists of biased coverage of the war in Iran and framing his criticism through a religious analogy that reflects a broader pattern in his public remarks.
Hegseth described what he called an "endless stream of garbage" from the media and questioned reporters' motivations. "Sometimes it's hard to figure out what side some of you are actually on," he said.
