Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has imposed significant restrictions on press access within the Pentagon, confining credentialed journalists to a limited area. Reporters must now request permission and be escorted for access to other parts of the building, including areas occupied by military leadership. This move, the most stringent in decades, has drawn criticism from the Pentagon Press Association, which describes it as an attack on press freedom amid ongoing concerns about military leaks. Hegseth's adversarial stance toward the media has been evident since his appointment, leading to the ejection of several news outlets from the Pentagon.
Hegseth's memo aims to limit press access in the Pentagon, seemingly punishing the media for reported leaks of classified information.
The changes effectively confine reporters to one floor and require permission and escort for movement within the building.
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