Combat veteran and former Pentagon official Amber Smith delivered a devastating takedown of the mainstream media's relentless attacks on Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, exposing how out-of-touch journalists are weaponizing their ignorance against our military leaders.
Speaking on "The Alex Marlow Show" Saturday, Smith—who served as a combat pilot and Deputy Assistant in the Department of Defense—unleashed on media critics who've been clutching their pearls over reports of military dining customs.
"Tell me you know nothing about the military, you know nothing about leadership," Smith fired back at journalists manufacturing outrage over standard military protocols and traditions.
Media's Military Ignorance on Full Display
The combat veteran's comments highlight a stunning reality: the same legacy media that claims to "support our troops" doesn't have a clue about actual military culture. These are the same talking heads who've spent decades smearing our service members while pretending to care about national defense.
"The media's fake outrage over basic military customs shows exactly why Americans don't trust them anymore. They'll attack anything connected to Trump's team, even if it means exposing their own ignorance," Smith's remarks underscore.
Secretary Hegseth, a decorated Army veteran who served in Iraq and Afghanistan, has been under constant assault from the same establishment that gave us the Afghanistan withdrawal disaster under Biden. The difference? Hegseth actually knows what it's like to lead soldiers in combat, not just push papers in Washington.
Deep State's War on Military Leadership
This isn't just about media bias—it's about the administrative state's panic over Trump's plan to drain the swamp at the Pentagon. For too long, defense bureaucrats have prioritized woke ideology over warrior culture, and they're terrified of leaders like Hegseth who put America First.
Smith's defense of proper military leadership comes as President Trump moves to restore the Pentagon's focus to lethality and readiness instead of pronouns and climate change. Patriots know the difference between real military leadership and the social justice experiment that nearly destroyed our armed forces.
When will Americans finally reject the media's anti-military propaganda and stand with the warriors who actually defend our freedom?