Pentagon access is a privilege, not a right. So, here is
@DeptofWar
press credentialing FOR DUMMIES:
✅ Press no longer roams free
✅ Press must wear visible badge
✅ Credentialed press no longer permitted to solicit criminal acts
DONE. Pentagon now has same rules as every U.S military installation
Pentagon access is a privilege, not a right. So, here is @DeptofWar press credentialing FOR DUMMIES:
✅ Press no longer roams free
✅ Press must wear visible badge
✅ Credentialed press no longer permitted to solicit criminal acts
DONE. Pentagon now has same rules as every…
— Pete Hegseth (@PeteHegseth) October 13, 2025
🚨 JUST IN: The Associated Press is now REFUSING to sign onto SecWar Pete Hegseth's new Pentagon press policy preventing them from freely roaming the halls and jeopardizing sensitive information.
The AP is joining the New York Times.
Ok. KICK' EM OUT! Access to the Pentagon… pic.twitter.com/YKEkfZIdt1
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) October 13, 2025
Pro-Trump cable news outlet Newsmax refused to sign Pete Hegseth’s updated press policy on Monday, joining legacy media outlets that condemned Hegseth’s policy as press intimidation and a violation of the First Amendment
Hegseth’s new policy banned Pentagon reporters from asking… pic.twitter.com/1N3Rjqs6i0
— Republicans against Trump (@RpsAgainstTrump) October 13, 2025
Everyone is refusing to sign the Pentagon’s demands: pic.twitter.com/tNwISyDLYT
— Spencer Hakimian (@SpencerHakimian) October 14, 2025
News organizations including The New York Times, The Associated Press and the conservative Newsmax television network said Monday they will not sign a Defense Department document about its new press rules, making it likely the Trump administration will evict their reporters from the Pentagon.
NEWSMAX Refuses to Sign Pentagon Press Restrictions…