Hegseth Enforcing New Media Policy At The Pentagon and Dismissing Outlets That Won’t Sign Off

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00:00Hegseth enforcing new media policy at the Pentagon and dismissing outlets that won't sign off.

00:06The Pentagon decided to treat the press like grown-ups, and the media elite lost their minds.

00:12All Pete Hegseth did was roll out a basic standardized access policy that basically says,

00:17wear a badge, follow the rules, don't solicit espionage, and act like you're not above national security protocols.

00:24Seems reasonable enough.

00:26Unless, of course, you're the Washington Post, the Atlantic, or the New York Times,

00:31in which case this is apparently the end of democracy as we know it.

00:34Now, a war secretary says, hey, maybe follow the same rules we make everyone else follow.

00:39Matt Murray of WIPO gave us the expected hand-wringing about unnecessary constraints.

00:44Instead, they're being asked to sign a memo that basically says,

00:47don't endanger national security while you're snooping around the Pentagon.

00:50Then came Jeffrey Goldberg of The Atlantic, declaring that the policy violates First Amendment rights.

00:56Just a single emoji that says everything the American people already feel.

01:01We're done with your drama.

01:03This isn't about transparency.

01:05It's about entitlement.

01:07But here's where it gets interesting.

01:09Some conservative outlets, yes, even Newsmax and the Wall Street Journal, are suddenly uncomfortable too.

01:15Still, let's not conflate this with censorship.

01:19It's the Pentagon saying, we're done playing by your rules.

01:23Now, you play by ours.

01:24Here's what the press doesn't want to admit.

01:27They still have access.

01:29And for that, the self-appointed defenders of the First Amendment are acting like they just got thrown in the brig.

01:34Hegseth's little mic drop moment at the end.

01:37Pentagon access is a privilege, not a right.

01:39If the media wants access to one of the most sensitive facilities on the planet, maybe, just maybe,

01:46they should be held to the same standard as the 19-year-old private mopping the floor outside the Situation Room.

01:52But hey, maybe that's too much to ask from journalists who've spent the last decade acting like they're auditioning for a West Wing reboot.

01:59It's whether the media can handle being treated like everyone else,

02:02or whether their addiction to special treatment will finally come crashing down under the weight of a security badge.

02:07And something tells me he's not the one who's going to blink first.