
Using one of his trademark nicknames, President Trump Thursday hammered The Washington Post for the paper’s reporting of “completely unfounded rumors” about the relationship between the president and his war secretary, Pete Hegseth.
“The Fake News, as usual, is spreading false and completely unfounded rumors. I am extremely happy with the job that Pete Hegseth is doing,” Trump posted on Truth Social, mentioning the success operation in Venezuela and ongoing war against Iran.
Noted Trump, “Pete is highly respected within the Military, and has made tremendous improvements.”
Trump referred to the Post as “The Washington ComPost” and pointed out that the paper’s “fake” reporting is “treasonous.”
The Post’s story Wednesday claimed that Trump blew up at Hegseth at Camp David last week, demanding to know “why he had apparently been misled on extreme munitions shortages that now threaten to limit





