Media Matters weekly newsletter, December 5, 2025
Media Matters weekly newsletter, December 5 WRITTEN BY JASON CAMPBELL PUBLISHED 12/05/25 10:49 AM EST Welcome back to Media Matters’ weekly newsletter. This week: As bipartisan pressure builds and crimes are alleged following a double tap boat strike, MAGA media scramble to defend Pete Hegseth . A Department of Defense report demolishes Fox’s pitiful Signalgate defenses. This year, media oligarchs bowed to Trump. If you want this delivered straight to your inbox, subscribe here . Jump to section This week in stupid A Fox Business guest called for tariffs of 10% to 12%, saying “Everyone sort of pays a little bit more.” MAGA media scramble to defend Pete Hegseth Citation Molly Butler / Media Matters Last Friday, The Washington Post reported that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave a spoken order to lethally attack a boat off the coast of Trinidad. “...
