Dave Hanratty

By the iniquities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men.

I found it interesting because obviously whenever these guys fall flat on their face to some degree, there's always this massive spin.

You guys are getting it wrong.

And Hegzeth has been on the warpath, as has FBI Director Kash Patel about the media.

Now, this is I'm sure is nothing new for you.

I'm sure you're regularly in the firing line from this administration.

But it just seems to me like it's really getting to them at the moment.

Are they starting to crack a bit?

A note to the press, to the press corps, to the American media, as I just can't help but notice the endless stream of garbage happening.

the relentlessly negative coverage, you cannot resist peddling.

Despite the historic and important success of this effort and the success of our troops.

Sometimes it's hard to figure out what side some of you are actually on.

It's incredibly unpatriotic.

So let me ask you this, given the fact that right now, the Middle East, the crisis is just continuing.

Trump's obviously constantly being credited for ending these wars that he hasn't actually ended.

Is Pete Hegseth the lame duck then?

Is he, as you say, the sacrificial lamb?

Like by the end of the summer, is Pete Hegseth still the secretary of war, do you think?

Nikki McCann-Ramirez in New York, thank you so much for joining us.

And my thanks to Nicky McCann-Ramirez and earlier to Scott Lucas.