‘Is This a Set Up?’: Trump Ran His Same Old Script in a High-Stakes Moment — But Viewers Say Hegseth’s ‘Unsteady’ Presser Let the Whole Agenda Slip Out

President Donald Trump walked into yet another high-stakes moment on Wednesday and immediately fell back on his oldest habit — pointing fingers, dodging blame, and launching into a fury before the facts had even settled. In the wake of the tragic shooting of two West Virginia National Guard members in Washington, D.C., when his leadership was needed, Trump once again fell back to his old tricks and blamed the Biden administration. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and President Donald Trump speak following a roundtable event at the White House touting efforts on crime and immigration made by his administration on Thursday October 23, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Matt McClain/The Washington Post via Getty Images) It’s the reflex he falls back on every time. But this time, the script collapsed almost instantly. CNN cut through his claims with a brutal fact-check that undercut the entire narrative he was trying to build. What came next from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is what sent the internet into a full-blown conspiracy frenzy. Viewers said Hegseth’s rambling and unsteady press appearance flipped the lid off what critics now believe was the real agenda all along. ‘This Is What Got Him So Angry’: Newsom Drops...