Published Mar 13, 2026, 8:38 AM ET · Updated 8 months ago · 3 sources

Hegseth blasts CNN: ‘The sooner David Ellison takes over that network, the better’

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth blasted CNN Friday morning for its coverage of the Iran war, exclaiming that the “sooner” Paramount CEO David Ellison “takes over that network, the better.”  “Fake news from CNN reports that the Trump administration underestimated the Iran war’s impact on the Strait of Hormuz. Patently ridiculous, of course. For decades, Iran…