"The new policy announced by Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth sparked immediate outrage from the Pentagon Press Association as an unprecedented message of intimidation, including the threat of criminal prosecution and the demand that reporters get approval from Department of Defense officials before publication. The vast majority of broadcast and cable news networks including conservative ones like Fox News and Newsmax voiced strong opposition to the new policy, issuing a statement that it was without precedent and threatens core journalistic protections"
"Baier pushed back on some of the claims Hegseth had made about the Pentagon press corps, mentioning that he himself had covered the Pentagon for over six years, including when Keane was there. We knew not to you don't walk into the tank and the classified areas are off-limits, said Baier. We obviously were always trying to get the story from different elements. And there was a freedom, but everybody had badges with them."
Retired General Jack Keane criticized recent Pentagon press restrictions as an improper attempt to spoon-feed information to journalists. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced the new policy, which the Pentagon Press Association called an unprecedented message of intimidation that includes threats of criminal prosecution and a demand that reporters obtain Department of Defense approval before publication. Major broadcast and cable networks, including Fox News, CNN, ABC, NBC, CBS and Newsmax, issued a statement opposing the policy as without precedent and threatening core journalistic protections. President Donald Trump expressed support for the policy and threatened to revoke White House press access. Bret Baier challenged Hegseth's claims, describing established reporting freedoms and badge requirements.
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