By Katherine Tinsley
7:34am PDT, Jun 27, 2025
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Pete Hegseth slammed his former coworker
Jennifer Griffin on Thursday, June 26, for her reporting on the U.S.' targeted airstrikes on Iran.
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"Do you have certainty that all the highly enriched uranium was inside the Fordow Mountain?" Jennifer Griffin asked Pete Hegseth. "Are you certain none of that highly enriched uranium was moved?"
During the interaction, Pete Hegseth slammed Griffin in front of the cameras and her peers.
"Jennifer, you've been about the worst," Hegseth said.
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Jennifer Griffin, who reported on the U.S.' targeted airstrikes, defended her work.
"I was the first to describe the b-2 bombers, the refueling, the entire mission with great accuracy," Griffin said. "So I, I take issue with that."
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Donald Trump has been critical of CNN and The New York Times' reporting of the airstrikes, as the president called the outlets "scum." Pete Hegseth claimed the press wants to "cheer[s] against Trump," as they "hope the strikes weren't effective."
The Trump administration claimed they "destroyed" the nuclear sites, but various outlets have challenged the validity of the claims.
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X users reacted to Pete Hegseth's treatment of Jennifer Griffin, and it's safe to say they weren't too pleased with their heated interaction. "These MAGA men are too emotional for politics or any leadership position," one user said.
"Literally his former colleague at Fox," another added. "This is how they treat women at Fox too. No surprise."
