Trump Administration Claims Some Pentagon Reporters ‘Bullied’ Into Walkout Over Hegseth Press Policy

Jennifer Bowers Bahney Oct 16th, 2025, 11:25 am

The Trump administration is claiming that some Pentagon reporters were “bullied” into defying Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s crackdown on their First Amendment rights.

Hegseth gave reporters until Tuesday to sign his new press policy, which bans the use of leaked information not explicitly authorized by the Pentagon. Reporters who didn’t comply lost access to the building.

Only MAGA network, One America News, agreed to adhere to the policy.

White House Communications Director Steven Cheung cited an anonymous source when posting to X on Thursday, “a few reporters on this wall have privately said they were bullied into part

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