"He is literally at the center of many of the biggest scandals that have lots of questions surrounding them in Washington right now. Which is why it is so notable that today when the new Pentagon press corps got to meet Secretary Hegseth himself and ask him anything they wanted at all. They seem to have not actually made any real news at all."
"Now, after that, Loomer posted her big scoop for today, which was a statement from the Pentagon spokesperson about the Signalgate inspector general's report coming out tomorrow. And the statement claims the report is a, quote, total exoneration of Secretary Hegseth, adding that the matter is resolved and the case is closed. That is the information Laura Loomer used her direct access to the secretary of defense to get today."
Mainstream Pentagon reporters were excluded from the building after refusing to sign new access restrictions proposed by Secretary Pete Hegseth. Trump-aligned personalities, including OANN host Matt Gaetz and Laura Loomer, joined a revamped DOD press corps and held a gaggle with Hegseth. The replacement reporters largely produced toothless scoops and refrained from pressing Hegseth on the boat-strike controversies and the Signalgate inspector general report. A Pentagon statement disseminated via a pro-Trump reporter characterized the pending IG report as a "total exoneration" and declared the case closed. On MS NOW, Jen Psaki criticized the new press corps for acting as Pentagon stenographers.
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