Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said FOX News Pentagon reporter Jennifer Griffin is "about the worst" when it comes to "misrepresenting, intentionally" waht the administration says: REPORTER: [asking whether the U.

Pete Hegseth and Jennifer Griffin were colleagues at Fox News Channel. But on Thursday, as defense secretary, Hegseth attacked Pentagon reporter Griffin at a news conference.

During an appearance on MSNBC early Friday morning, a Democratic lawmaker suggested that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth made it clear on Thursday that he doesn't want any press scrutiny of the attack on Iran which is why the press needs to dig into it even more.