Pharisees
Coverage of Pharisees in the Nexus archive.
- Hegseth compares journalists to the Pharisees
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth compared journalists to the Pharisees, an ancient Jewish group that opposed Jesus, and accused the press of being unpatriotic. The statement highlights a contentious relationship between the administration and media.
- Hegseth excoriates media, likening them to ‘Pharisees’ in Trump defense
Pete Hegseth, U.S. Secretary of War, criticized the media for biased coverage during a Pentagon press briefing, comparing them to biblical Pharisees who sought to undermine goodness. He referenced the U.S.-Iran ceasefire under Operation Epic Fury and criticized the press for downplaying the success of American military efforts and the Biden administration's Afghanistan withdrawal.
- Hegseth compares media to Jewish biblical group that clashed with Jesus
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth criticized the media's coverage of the Iran war as an 'endless stream of garbage,' comparing the Pentagon press corps to the Pharisees, a biblical Jewish group that frequently clashed with Jesus.