Pentagon chief says he's eager for Trump ally to buy CNN as he blasts war coverage

By Susan Heavey and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON, March 13 (Reuters) - Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth on Friday said he was eager to see Trump ally and Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison take over CNN, as he criticized the U.

Pentagon Pete Ignores Dead Troops to Melt Down at CNN

The Pentagon may have announced four more U.S. service members were killed as Donald Trump’s Iran war rages, but Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth kicked off his briefing early Friday by blasting the media in a wild rant about the coverage of “Operation Epic Fury.

Pete Hegseth Slams CNN in Pentagon Briefing: “The Sooner David Ellison Takes Over That Network, the Better”

The Secretary of Defense was responding to a CNN report that suggested the Trump administration was not prepared for Iran's effort to shut the Strait of Hormuz.

CNN’s reporting on Strait of Hormuz riles White House

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The Pentagon wants a ‘patriotic press’ as Hegseth avoids hard questions

CNN Political and National Security Analyst, David Sanger joins Smerconish to evaluate journalists role when covering the Iran war.

Trump administration handed legal loss over Pentagon press policy

A judge blocks Trump’s Pentagon press rules, siding with The New York Times and ruling limits on reporter access were unlawful.