Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is rooting for David Ellison's Paramount Skydance to close its $111 billion deal to acquire CNN parent Warner Bros. Discovery as soon as possible, as Hegseth lashed out at the news network over a report about the Trump administration's Iran war. At a press briefing Friday, Hegseth claimed that a [...]
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Pete Hegseth Says 'The Sooner David Ellison Takes Over' CNN 'the Better' in Slamming Outlet's Report That Trump Administration 'Underestimated' Iran Attack's Impact on Strait of Hormuz
March 13, 2026
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