{"id":659801,"date":"2026-08-29T14:54:16","date_gmt":"2026-08-29T14:54:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/?p=659801"},"modified":"2026-08-29T14:54:16","modified_gmt":"2026-08-29T14:54:16","slug":"they-just-lie-hegseth-mocks-nbc-news-over-bogus-2028-presidential-claims-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/?p=659801","title":{"rendered":"\u2018They just lie\u2019: Hegseth mocks NBC News over bogus 2028 presidential claims"},"content":{"rendered":"
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NBC News was accused of making a \u201c100% false\u201d report despite being told ahead of time about a cabinet official\u2019s position regarding a 2028 presidential bid.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll other speculation is foolish.\u201d<\/p>\n

Days ahead of a Republican Midterm Convention and weeks out from the midterm election, attempts at dividing the GOP have taken various forms, including speculating on the next race for the White House. Arguably Vice President J.D. Vance\u2019s nomination to lose, denials of intent didn\u2019t stop NBC News from using \u201canonymous \u2018sources’\u201d to report that Secretary of War Pete Hegseth could be eying the Oval Office.<\/p>\n

Published Friday evening, a report<\/a> from Courtney Kube, Peter Nicholas and Matt Dixon claimed the cabinet official already spoke with \u201cclose friends and associates\u201d about a potential campaign in 2028 after making an appearance at the Iowa State Fair.<\/p>\n

Handling the fact check himself, Hegseth posted to X,\u00a0\u201c100% false. We told NBC that, but they just lie [with] anonymous \u2018sources.\u2019 My only job: Make @DeptofWar Great Again. Carry on Patriots, and enjoy your Friday night.\u201d<\/p>\n

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100% false.<\/p>\n

We told NBC that, but they just lie w\/ anonymous \u201csources.\u201d<\/p>\n

My only job: Make @DeptofWar<\/a> Great Again.<\/p>\n

Carry on Patriots, and enjoy your Friday night. https:\/\/t.co\/OxwekfSAjy<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Pete Hegseth (@PeteHegseth) August 28, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Within the report itself, the Pentagon was cited as calling the claims \u201cfoolish,\u201d as NBC News shared, \u201cSecretary Hegseth is not running for president, and his main priority is leading the War Department. All other speculation is foolish.\u201d<\/p>\n

While speculation has featured myriad potential candidates running in 2028, including Donald Trump Jr., Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, former ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley and more, presumptive frontrunner Vance\u2019s leading competition is considered to be Secretary of State Marco Rubio.<\/p>\n

Suggesting as much, columnist Joe Concha reacted to the debunked story,\u00a0\u201cThe \u2018report\u2019 never made any sense. Pete Hegseth would have to run against either JD Vance or Marco Rubio, and that was never going to happen.\u201d<\/p>\n

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This \u201creport\u201d never made any sense. Pete Hegseth would have to run against either JD Vance or Marco Rubio, and that was never going to happen. https:\/\/t.co\/kthBNj16RQ<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Joe Concha (@JoeConchaTV) August 29, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Worth noting, Kube was among those running with a smear campaign<\/a> against Hegseth at the beginning of President Donald Trump\u2019s second administration, wherein the cabinet nominee was accused of being \u201cabusive\u201d to his ex-wife before their divorce.<\/p>\n

Additionally, earlier this year, Kube was publicly chastised by Hegseth when she attempted to interrupt a question being asked by Daily Caller White House correspondent Reagan Reese.<\/p>\n

\u201cExcuse me, why are you so rude?\u201d posited the secretary. \u201cJust wait. I\u2019m calling on people.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hegseth was reportedly<\/a> heard calling Kube \u201cso nasty\u201d under his breath.<\/p>\n

As for the secretary\u2019s time spent in Iowa, where White House hopefuls traditionally test the waters, his attendance included stumping for Iowa Rep. Zach Nunn\u2019s (R) re-election campaign.<\/p>\n

While reactions viewed Hegseth as a viable contender for 2028, many admired his response to the corporate media report that, rather than being framed as a non-answer, slammed the door shut on speculation with intent to carry on with the task at hand.<\/p>\n

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That\u2019s a pretty direct denial from Hegseth.<\/p>\n

\u2014 THEDEFIGURU (@TheDeFiGuru_) August 28, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Pete is right where he wants to be and if a Republican wins next time I bet they keep him there.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Night (@_nightjuice_) August 29, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Hegseth is the man. I\u2019d wish the media would just report and not spin\"\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8\"<\/p>\n

\u2014 Faith & Family (@Nduncanxoxo) August 28, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Hegseth said no NBC ran it anyway Anonymous sources strike again.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Smart (@LucasCryptoq) August 29, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Hegseth just shut down the 2028 rumors in one sentence \"\ud83d\ude02\"<\/p>\n

\u2014 Mr Scott\"\u2122\" (@MegaTrumpQ) August 28, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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NBC News was accused of making a \u201c100% false\u201d report despite being told ahead of time about a cabinet official\u2019s position regarding a 2028 presidential bid. \u201cAll other speculation is foolish.\u201d Days ahead of a Republican Midterm Convention and weeks out from the midterm election, attempts at dividing the GOP have taken various forms, including… Continue reading \u2018They just lie\u2019: Hegseth mocks NBC News over bogus 2028 presidential claims<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":659782,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":[],"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[17,22,13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-659801","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-border-security","category-immigration","category-immigration-reform","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/659801","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=659801"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/659801\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/659782"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=659801"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=659801"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=659801"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}