Pete Hegseth slammed for 'direct attack' against military reporters: 'Never seen anything like this' [View all]

Earlier DU thread: Pentagon bans reporters from certain areas of building without escort

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Source: The Independent

Pete Hegseth slammed for ‘direct attack’ against military reporters: ‘Never seen anything like this’

Defense Secretary strips access to journalists and bans press from certain areas without an escort

Mike Bedigan
in New York
Sunday 25 May 2025 05:09 BST

Donald Trump’s Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is facing intense criticism from military reporters after his office announced extra restrictions to media access at the Pentagon.

The Pentagon Press Association — which represents reporters covering the Department of Defense — said in a statement that the move was “a direct attack on the freedom of the press and America’s right to know what its military is doing.”

Hegseth — a former Fox News host — announced additional credentialing procedures would soon be implemented for the press at the Pentagon “in the interest of national security.”

Those new measures include making key parts of the Pentagon off-limits to journalists unless they have an official escort. The notice also said additional security measures and enhanced scrutiny of press members are incoming.

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Read more: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/pete-hegseth-pentagon-media-access-b2757381.html

Alternate link: https://www.yahoo.com/news/pete-hegseth-slammed-direct-attack-040930345.html