Pete Hegseth and Jennifer Griffin were colleagues at Fox News Channel. But on Thursday, as defense secretary, Hegseth attacked Pentagon reporter Griffin at a news conference.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth called his former Fox News colleague Jennifer Griffin "about the worst" to her face in a clash between the pair at a press briefing on the Iran strikes, at which he chastised the media.

"I was the first to describe the B-2 bombers, the refueling, the entire mission, with great accuracy. So I take issue with that.”