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Trump Torches Fake News on the World Stage

During a NATO summit press conference, President Trump, flanked by Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, criticized U.S. media outlets like NBC, CNN and The New York Times for questioning the effectiveness of U.S. military strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities. Fox News reported Trump cited a statement from Israel’s Atomic Energy Commission, reading, “‘The devastating U.S. strike on Fordow destroyed the site’s critical infrastructure and rendered the enrichment facility totally inoperable,’” and added, “‘We assessed that the American strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities had set back Iran’s ability to develop nuclear weapons for many years to come.’”

He called the media “fake news” for “maligning” U.S. pilots, stating, “I got a call from Missouri… the pilots and people on the plane were devastated because (the media) were trying to minimize the attack.”

Additionally, Hegseth accused the media of spinning the news to “hurt President Trump or our country.” The strikes were described by Trump as having “completely and totally obliterated” Iran’s nuclear sites. Hegseth had the quote of the press conference when he told NBC’s Kelly O’Donnell, “If you want to make an assessment at what happened at Fordo, get a big shovel and go deep, because Iran's nuclear program is obliterated.”

Watch the full press conference here.