Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and other allies of President Trump won't state a plain fact about the war. Politics has a way of making simple truths harder to tell.

Fox News host Shannon Bream confronted Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Tulsi Gabbard because Russia's government was "celebrating" after U.S. President Donald Trump abruptly ended Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's White House visit.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth declined to solely blame Russia for its February 2022 invasion of Ukraine on Sunday, telling Fox News he believed the situation was more complex. As his boss, President Donald Trump,

Steve Witkoff, one of Donald Trump's top negotiators, claimed Russia "was provoked" into invading Ukraine in 2022.

Tulsi Gabbard bashed European allies for "implementing anti-freedom policies" while also offering support to Volodymyr Zelensky. The post Tulsi Gabbard Tells Fox News That European Allies Are ‘Implementing Anti-Freedom Policies’ While Backing Zelensky first appeared on Mediaite.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and National Security Adviser Mike Waltz both refused to call Russia the aggressor in the Ukrainian war, in separate interviews three years after Vladimir Putin’s illegal invasion.

Fox’s Maria Bartiromo joined a chorus of journalists pressing Trump administration officials and allies to acknowledge that Russia was “the aggressor” when it invaded Ukraine’s sovereign terrority three years ago.

Fox News anchors Shannon Bream and Martha MacCallum join ‘America Reports’ to give analysis of the tense Oval Office meeting between President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

On the day before the third anniversary of the brutal, lawless invasion of Ukraine, "Fox News Sunday" host Shannon Bream pressed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on whether it's "fair to say" that Russia's attack was unprovoked.