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Spin Cycle: WaPo Hit Piece Targets Pete Hegseth, And Legacy Outlets Fall In Line

"Did those two men clinging to the side of the boat pose an imminent threat?"

Virginia Kruta
Spin Cycle: WaPo Hit Piece Targets Pete Hegseth, And Legacy Outlets Fall In Line
ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA – SEPTEMBER 11: Secretary of War Pete Hegseth speaks during a September 11th observance event in the courtyard of the Pentagon September 11, 2025 in Arlington, Virginia. Today marks the 24th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks that claimed the lives of nearly 3,000 people. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

The Washington Post ran with an anonymously-sourced hit piece claiming that War Secretary Pete Hegseth had ordered Seal Team 6, when executing a strike against narco-terrorists in the Caribbean, to “kill them all” — and legacy media outlets fell all over themselves platforming guests who would question whether or not such an order, if given, was legal.

For those who don’t spend their Sunday mornings glued to the television — and their Sunday afternoons attempting to dig through a week’s worth of network and cable news media spin — The Daily Wire has compiled a short summary of what you may have missed.

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