US Defense Secretary rejected reports of a missile shortage in an interview with CNN, accusing the network of airing a false graph and saying the media 'should be hated much more.'
US Defense Secretary attacked CNN in an interview early Wednesday, rejecting media reports of a missile shortage and calling a graph displayed by the network 'false' and 'a disgrace.' He added that 'we should hate the fake news media much more.'
The remarks are the latest in a series of administration denials of reported munitions stockpile shortfalls. As The Zioneer has reported, President Trump previously denied a Reuters report on a missile shortage, and an analysis by The Zioneer argued the narrative is a political leak rather than a genuine operational constraint.
No specific figures were provided by the Defense Secretary to support his claim. The Pentagon has not issued an official statement on the matter since the interview.
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