NPR Keeps Going Over Cliff on Hegseth Story As Other Media Pours Even More Cold Water Over It

I reported yesterday on the NPR story claiming the White House had begun the process of looking for a new Secretary of Defense. The story appeared to be based on one source, whom they described as a “U.S. official who was not authorized to speak publicly.”

However, both White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt and President Donald Trump himself shot it down. Even the Rapid Response X account shot it down.

I wrote about Trump’s remarks at the Easter Egg Roll, where he ripped it to shreds, saying Hegseth was doing a great job and even bringing recruitment up.

Leavitt straight up called it “fake news.”

She said the story was based on “one anonymous source who clearly has no idea what they are talking about,” and said Trump stands strongly behind the SecDef.

But even after that, NPR was doubling down on Tuesday morning, according to Marc Caputo of Axios.