Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced on Friday that the Pentagon is instituting new rules for the press corps that covers the department, which is responsible for safeguarding some of our nation’s most sensitive national security/intelligence information. Meanwhile, some in the media covering the military are already griping about it being an attack on the First Amendment.
The SecDef outlined immediate orders, including the assignment of official escorts for journalists while at the Pentagon, after a string of leaks have sought to stymie President Trump’s agenda for the American people:
The measures, which take effect immediately, bar credentialed reporters from most of the Department of Defense headquarters in Arlington, Virginia, unless they have an official approval and escort.
“While the Department remains committed to transparency, the Department is…
