Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth complained last week that reporting on troop deaths is intended to make the president look bad, and this week loudly demanded positive coverage from a patriotic press corps.
Chief Pentagon Spokesman Sean Parnell said eight service members are still listed as severely injured and are "receiving the highest level of medical care." He added that most of the injuries have been minor, and 108 of those wounded have returned to duty.
Chief Warrant Officer 3 Robert M. Marzan, 54, is believed to have died at the scene of the Port Shuaiba attack, according to the Pentagon. He was assigned to the 103rd Sustainment Command in Des Moines, Iowa, and deployed to Kuwait to support the military operation dubbed Operation Epic Fury.
It really is the height of solipsism and narcissism to think that our coverage of fallen warriors has anything to do with our how we cover a president. I'm just utterly shocked that Hegseth and now Karoline Leavitt are saying it.
