Bill O’Reilly Eviscerates Hegseth and Trump’s Pentagon Press Crackdown: ‘Are You Kidding Me?’

Zachary Leeman Oct 18th, 2025, 9:28 am

Bill O’Reilly blasted new press restrictions at the Pentagon, using his own background to break down why the policy is the opposite of “freedom of the press.”

On his podcast on Friday, O’Reilly joined others in the press in protesting Department of Defense Pete Hegseth’s new rule requiring press outlets to sign an agreement and limiting their reporting freedom. President Donald Trump previously expressed some skepticism about the policy, but threw out his support earlier this week.

“I know on social media, some MAGA people are going, ‘ah, that’s right, Hegseth’s right.’ Let’s make all the press agencies that cover the Pentagon sign a paper tha

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