Pete Hegseth

But Donald Trump has a very, very difficult job to do.

The toughest job in the world.

I believe that Donald Trump is better than sliced bread.

I think he's almost a second coming in my humble opinion.

At a news conference, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Dan Cain, and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said since the blockade began on Monday, ships have made what they called the wise choice of turning around when confronted.

The U.S.

military has been broadcasting this message to any vessel coming from or heading to Iranian ports.

Hegseth also criticized the U.S.

media for coverage of the war, calling reporters unpatriotic and comparing them to the biblical Pharisees who persecuted Jesus Christ.

Quill Lawrence, NPR News.

I mean, and I want you to see this clip.

And I do think there have to be consequences for abject war crimes.

If you're doing something that is just completely unlawful and ruthless, then there is a consequence for that.

That's why the military said it won't follow unlawful orders from their commander in chief.

There's a standard, there's an ethos, there's a belief that we are above what so many things that our enemies or others would do.

Other presidents marked time and kicked the can down the road.

President Trump made history.

So they still may shoot here and there, but that would be very, very unwise.

We'll be hanging around.

We're not going anywhere.