If you needed more proof that the corporate media is basically just a Democrat Super PAC with camera crews, the latest report from the Media Research Center (MRC) just dropped it on your front porch—and lit it on fire. According to MRC’s deep dive into the first 100 days of President Trump’s second term, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has earned the distinct honor of receiving 100% negative coverage from the so-called “mainstream” press. That’s right. Not one neutral line. Not one accidental compliment. Just wall-to-wall smear jobs from ABC, CBS, and NBC.
Fox News summarized the carnage with a graphic that Hegseth himself shared on X (formerly Twitter), quipping: “100% NEGATIVE coverage from so-called ‘mainstream’ press in the first 100 days. PERFECT SCORE.” Elon Musk even chimed in with a laugh, “You got me beat .” And he’s not kidding — Musk only clocked in at 96% negative, while RFK Jr. followed close behind at 89%.
In case you wonder what we — and President Trump — are up against.
100% NEGATIVE coverage from so-call “mainstream” press in the first 100 days. PERFECT SCORE.
(Come on @RobertKennedyJr & @elonmusk , you guys can do better!) pic.twitter.com/uYi2ebI0RG
— Pete Hegseth (@PeteHegseth) April 30, 2025
MRC’s review covered nearly 900 stories from the evening newscasts between January 20 and April 9. Importantly, they didn’t count partisan soundbites or opinion commentary—only what came from anchors, reporters, and supposedly neutral sources. And the verdict? The media isn’t biased anymore. It’s hostile.
President Trump got hammered with 92.2% negative press, even though most of the coverage was about legitimate policy wins like slashing illegal immigration and tackling bureaucratic bloat with his DOGE (Downsize Our Government Everywhere) initiative. But while Trump’s getting flak, Pete Hegseth has become the Left’s favorite punching bag.
Why? Part of it traces back to a cooked-up controversy where Hegseth allegedly used the Signal app for national security discussions—gasp!—with his wife and a media editor included. There’s now an Inspector General review, and you can bet every network was foaming at the mouth to paint it like he handed classified info to Vladimir Putin personally.
Meanwhile, actual results from the Trump administration—like the border situation finally being under control—got buried. MRC found that out of over 230 minutes of airtime on immigration, only four minutes mentioned that illegal crossings are way down. That’s not journalism. That’s narrative control.
This media onslaught has real consequences. Gallup’s latest numbers show that just 31% of Americans still trust the press. That’s down from nearly 70% in the 1970s. Today, more Americans say they have zero trust in the media than at any time in history. And frankly, who can blame them?
Pete Hegseth may be the current target, but make no mistake: the media’s war is on every American who dares support Trump, the Constitution, or plain old common sense.
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