Stephen Miller did not mince words in his takedown of a Washington Post hit piece on Secretary of War Pete Hegseth.
The piece is an analysis of Hegseth’s “official trip” to France, on which he took his family. They noted that it “is putting added strain on his personal protective detail amid heightened threats stemming from the Iran war,” according to “one current and two former employees of the agency responsible for his security.”
Combat vet Sean Parnell, who serves as Assistant to the Secretary of War for Public Affairs, added some desperately needed context to the discussion, including that Hegseth brought his family on his own dime.
Look:
He brought his children to Normandy — at his own expense — to honor the fallen of the Greatest Generation. Americans who gave everything to defeat tyranny & save the world.
Every parent should teach their kids what real sacrifice & courage look like. That’s how we keep freedom… https://t.co/WxpMNySBSJ— Sean Parnell (@SeanParnellUSA) June 6, 2026
“He brought his children to Normandy — at his own expense — to honor the fallen of the Greatest Generation. Americans who gave everything to defeat tyranny & save the world. Every parent should teach their kids what real sacrifice & courage look like. That’s how we keep freedom alive. Proud to serve alongside a Secretary of War who leads by example, on & off the battlefield,” he wrote.
Miller went one step further in his criticism of the piece:
This “story” tells us only about the spiritual brokenness of its publishers. Only those who cannot fathom the sacred allegiance of patriotism or the profound duties of fatherhood would attack a father for bringing his young children to Normandy as we honor the fallen on D-Day. https://t.co/jJDxm5XnJe
— Stephen Miller (@StephenM) June 6, 2026
“This ‘story’ tells us only about the spiritual brokenness of its publishers. Only those who cannot fathom the sacred allegiance of patriotism or the profound duties of fatherhood would attack a father for bringing his young children to Normandy as we honor the fallen on D-Day,” he charged.
X users agreed:
Not to mention sharing this with family versus leaving kids at home with a baby sitter while mom and dad go abroad . These kids are lucky and are richer for it
— Safari Girl (@Mar4206Marnell) June 6, 2026
100% agree. Pete is raising his kids in a great way to understand what Americans sacrificed. My family knows all to well what was sacrificed.
— Luv2Fly (@Luv2Fly04) June 6, 2026
These soy boys know nothing about fatherhood and believe they are giving birth themselves after those first two cups of coffee in the morning and then getting that just right position on the camode.
— Chris (@FFpupP1) June 6, 2026
My kids were blessed to spend time w my dad, a WWII vet, who would tell them stories about the war. Not the hard stuff–just about the places he’d seen and some of the funny things about his buddies. Any kid who has the dwindling opportunity to meet one of these heroes is lucky
— Nancy Rives Cooper (@Wondertigermom) June 6, 2026
Anyone who complains about Pete Hegseth bringing his kids to Normandy with him is just upset because they would rather be speaking German or Russian.
— merikuh (@merikuh) June 6, 2026
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Sierra Marlee is a millennial whose hunger for the truth in a world of fake news has led her to write. Marlee also contributes to BizPac Review.
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