Hegseth slams ‘manufactured media takedown’ of him in WSJ op-ed

Pete Hegseth, President-elect Trump’s pick to lead the Defense Department, condemned the press for what he described as a “manufactured media takedown” of him. “The press is peddling anonymous story after anonymous story, all meant to smear me and tear me down. It’s a textbook manufactured media takedown,” the military veteran wrote in an op-ed…