The Daily Mail’s “Womanizer” Whopper: Another Media Smear Bites the Dust

Ever notice how the legacy media, when it’s short on facts, will swing for character assassination against conservatives — like it’s their morning coffee?

The Daily Mail delivered a masterclass earlier this week. And here’s their screaming headline:

Now pay careful attention: “Pete Hegseth’s womanizing past comes back to bite taxpayers.”

Womanizing! Really? The headline makes you think that Pete’s previous dalliances is costing taxpayer money, because he needs increased security. People want to kill him because of his womanizing.

But here’s the thing: Nowhere. I mean, absolutely nowhere does the article even mention a single “womanizing” detail. None. Zilch. Nada.

Yet, that headline implies that the Army’s Criminal Investigation Division (or CID) has tripled its protective detail to cover him, his wife, his ex-wives, and their kids.

Headline translation: It’s costing you extra bucks because Pete, among other things, has bedded too many women. Only, the actual article doesn’t say that.

In fact, it not only fails to mention Pete’s so-called womanizing, it fails to mention a single reason why people want to kill him.

We know why. Because rouge nations and domestic terrorists want him dead, not because he is a womanizer, but because he’s putting America first.

Here’s the classic playbook of the lamestream media:

First, Slap “womanizer” in the headline for clicks.

Second, ignore the boring truth.

Third, conjure up a scandal that doesn’t exist.

And fourth, blame the victim instead of the real criminals.

In other words, it’s not about dealing with the real threats. It’s about painting a conservative Defense Secretary as a moral trainwreck. It’s about as subtle as a sledgehammer.

The Daily Mail implies that Pete’s personal life has caused this “crisis.”

If only he hadn’t remarried or had kids from past marriages, taxpayers wouldn’t be “on the hook.”

That’s like blaming a mugging victim for owning a nice watch. “It’s your fault, Bob. You enticed these criminals by wearing that bling.” Or like a woman being stalked by a serial rapist needing to call the cops. “Stay indoors, mam, and stop provoking him.”

This is not journalism; it’s victim-shaming with a headline for the entire world to see.

Here’s what the Daily Mail didn’t splash across its clickbait headline or even mention in the article:

• A bomb threat against Hegseth’s Tennessee home.
• Multiple threats against Pete by rogue nations and domestic terrorists.
• And most importantly, it was the Pentagon, not Hegseth, that decided his family needed increased protection – and it wasn’t because some Joe Blow in Californian wants to kill him because he’s a womanizer.

No. It was real threats. Real danger. And it was the Pentagon’s call.

But do you know what: That doesn’t smear a conservative, does it? So, ignore the facts, conjure up a fake headline, and hope readers are too stupid to notice.

This is why Americans loathe outlets like the Daily Mail, Washington Post, or New York Times.

They think you are too dimwitted to spot their con:

• Headlines that lie.
• Personal lives dragged for cheap political points.
• And the blame shifted from terrorists to the guy they’re trying to kill.

I have a news flash for the media: we’re not as stupid as you think. We see your game. And we’re over it.

Pete Hegseth doesn’t need security because of “womanizing.”

He needs it because bad actors—foreign and domestic—want him and his family dead. That’s not tabloid gossip. That’s terrorism.

If the media had a shred of honesty, they would report the threats, not invent soap operas. But honesty doesn’t go viral, and it sure doesn’t dunk on conservatives.

So, they serve us lies, garnished with acid to burn and Melatonin to put us to sleep.

Join us at Christian Action Network to call out this nonsense. Share this truth because the legacy media won’t. Let’s hammer down on their scams—journalistic and the tabloid.

Martin Mawyer is the President of Christian Action Network and host of the “Shout Out Patriots” podcast. Follow him for more action alerts, cultural commentary, and real-world campaigns defending faith, family, and freedom.

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