NCS hit again after Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth went off on the community at a press convention and gloated that, “The sooner David Ellison takes over that network, the better!”
The community responded to remarks Hegseth made at a joint press conference on Tuesday morning alongside Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Caine to replace the Pentagon press corps as the Iran war closes out its second week.
Hegseth lashed out at the press to start out the presser, singling out NCS and saying “The sooner David Ellison takes over that network, the better!”:
SECRETARY OF DEFENSE PETE HEGSETH: But some on this crew, within the press, simply can’t cease. Allow me to make just a few recommendations. People lookup at the TV they usually see banners. They see headlines. I was in that enterprise. And I do know that every thing is written deliberately.
For instance, a banner or a headline, “Mideast War intensifies,” splashing on the display screen the final couple of days alongside visuals of civilian or power targets that Iran has as a result of that’s what they do.
What ought to the banner learn as a substitute? How about “Iran increasingly desperate?”
Because they’re. They realize it, and so do you, if it may be admitted.
Or extra pretend information from NCS. “Reports that the Trump administration underestimated the Iran War’s impact on the Strait of Hormuz.”
Patently ridiculous, after all. For many years, Iran has threatened delivery within the Streat of Hormuz. This is all the time what they do, maintain the strait hostage.
NCS doesn’t suppose we considered that. It’s a essentially unserious report.
The sooner David Ellison takes over that community, the higher!
A NCS spokesperson reached out to Mediaite following the presser to say, “We stand by our reporting.”
As the presser wound down, NCS News Central co-anchor John Berman instantly famous the assaults on the press — with out mentioning Ellison or NCS.