Brian Stelter
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first heard May 2024
last heard 16 Apr
Brian Stelter’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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The Don Lemon Show · HOT TOPICS | How Long Will The Strait Of Hormuz Blockade Last? · 16 Apr 2026
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It's really notable today how he seems to be speaking in terms of a holy war.
It's interesting, too, this coming on the same week that Trump depicted himself as Jesus.
But the insinuation from Hegseth was that doubting Trump or being skeptical of the war is like doubting Christ.
He's essentially making it sound like the question of the war is the question of the true will of God.
He's doubling down on the blasphemy of Trump likening himself to Jesus.
As a Christian, I found it deeply offensive to hear this morning.
As someone who wrote two books about Hegseth's old home, Fox News, it struck me as just really insecure.
And as a journalist, I just find myself wondering, if you have such an amazing story to tell about military victories, why don't you tell it more fully?
Why don't you share more video, open up more soldiers and airmen and Marines to interviews?
Why don't you provide more access to the press in order to be able to tell those stories?
he seems more inclined to use these press conferences to portray himself as a warrior in a battle of good versus evil, with the press being evil.
Well, I'd say this turmoil started a couple of weeks ago when President Trump weighed in against 60 Minutes.
Remember, he sued the network last year over a segment.
Paramount settled that lawsuit.
Trump then praised the new owners of Paramount.
But two weeks ago, he came out railing against 60 Minutes because the program interviewed Marjorie Taylor Greene.
After that point, I'm told new editor-in-chief Barry Weiss became more personally involved in the politics stories that 60 Minutes was working on.
And in recent days, there was a lot of internal scrutiny over this planned segment about that notorious president, El Salvador.
On Saturday, according to correspondent Sharon Alfonsi, the piece was spiked by Barry Weiss.
And Sharon Alfonsi says in a memo, we can put part of her quote on screen, in my view, pulling the piece now after every rigorous internal check has been met is not an editorial decision, it is a political one.
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