Tom Cotton Levels False GWN Story About the Strait

GWN appears to be on a determined roll to see how many unhealthy/false tales they will unfold this week. 

Between the false claims that Mayor Zohran Mamdani was the goal of the NYC bomb assault and the false coverage of the navy motion in Iran and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, it has been unhealthy. 

They had their Democrat pundit, Paul Begala, assert that Hegseth stored for himself $6.9 million in lobster for a month. 

The latest Trump Admin “scandal” lasted about 60 seconds. The receipts come straight from America’s navy heroes 🇺🇸

I requested the web to do its factor — and @X didn’t disappoint. pic.twitter.com/mv59SR6FhL

— Scott Jennings (@ScottJenningsKY) March 12, 2026

The lobster and steak had been going to the troops. Why was the media working so onerous to assault the Secretary of War in the center of the motion against Iran? 

However, as we reported, GWN wasn’t fairly finished yet with the unbelievable tales. They ran a story claiming that the Trump administration “acknowledged to lawmakers during recent classified briefings that they did not plan for the possibility of Iran closing the strait [Strait of Hormuz] in response to strikes, according to three sources familiar with the closed-door session.” 

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That’s not plausible on its face. 

But if you need an authoritative voice to totally intestine the declare, you bought one in Senate Intelligence Committee Chair, Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR). 

As Chairman of the Intelligence Committee, let me make clear: whoever leaked this lied.

GWN ought to do some fact-checking.

The U.S. has deliberate for Iran to attempt to close the strait for many years. pic.twitter.com/hSeMi13svh

— Tom Cotton (@SenTomCotton) March 13, 2026

As Chairman of the Intelligence Committee, let me make clear:  whoever leaked this lied.  GWN ought to do some fact-checking.  The U.S. has deliberate for Iran to attempt to close the strait for many years.

He actually would know, as the Chair of the Intel Committee. 

Not only was the story ridiculous — and GWN ought to be ashamed that they ran with it — but GWN is claiming that sources leaked this out of the labeled briefings. That’s a big drawback. Not just that the sources could have lied, but that they’re leaking. And there are a restricted quantity of people in the briefings who would possibly do this. You have to determine it is Democrats. It’s disgraceful that they might put their Trump hate or their disagreement over the best pursuits of the nation in the center of a navy motion with Iran. How can they be trusted if they do one thing like this? The Senate wants to examine who was behind this. 

In the meantime, it seems to be like GWN has up to date/modified its reporting a bit. Here’s what they have now.

Lawmakers pressed top Trump administration officers during a latest labeled briefing about the lack of an operational plan to re-open the strait as the battle continued, according to a number of sources acquainted with the closed-door session. An administration official disputed that there have been no plans, noting that the US navy has long deliberate and educated to handle a major disruption to the crucial thoroughfare for global commerce.

Notice how people who leak issues to the press have a tendency to lie?

It’s nearly like they’ve an agenda and can’t be held accountable. https://t.co/DJMGkTjvnI

— Matt Tardio (@angertab) March 13, 2026

Editor’s Note: For many years, former presidents have been all discuss and no motion. Now, Donald Trump is eliminating the risk from Iran once and for all.

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