Hegseth Attacks ProPublica Over Nonexistent Story

Mediaite reports:

Jesse Eisinger, a senior editor and reporter at ProPublica, hit back at President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Pentagon on Wednesday after Pete Hegseth attacked the news organization for inquiring about his acceptance to West Point.

Hegseth, a former Fox News morning show host and pro-MAGA culture warrior, wrote on X, “We understand that ProPublica (the Left Wing hack group) is planning to publish a knowingly false report that I was not accepted to West Point in 1999.”

Eisinger shared Hegseth’s attack on his publication and explained the back story. “Here’s a story about how journalism works. Spoiler Alert: This is how we decide *not* to publish,” Eisinger began in a thread.

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The cult is pouring into Eisinger’s replies with abuse.

Hegseth has said that he got into West Point but didn’t attend.

We asked West Pt public affairs, which told us twice on the record that he hadn’t even applied there.

We reached out. Hegseth’s spox gave us his acceptance letter.

We didn’t publish a story.

That’s journalism. https://t.co/TceZdglkmL

— Jesse Eisinger (@eisingerj) December 11, 2024

The Fake News is the enemy of the people! https://t.co/OMdyOkDyuO

— Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) December 11, 2024

Yeah

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 11, 2024

‘That’s Journalism’: ProPublica Editor Hits Back at Pete Hegseth’s Preemptive Jab Over Non-Existent Story https://t.co/Szd6z5N7Kk

— Mediaite (@Mediaite) December 11, 2024