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applegrove

(133,299 posts) Mon Jun 1, 2026, 05:01 PM 20 hrs ago

Pentagon Bans Journalists from Press Office

Pentagon Bans Journalists from Press Office

June 1, 2026 at 3:32 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard 16 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2026/06/01/pentagon-bans-journalists-from-press-office/

Washington Post: “The Defense Department has designated its press office a classified space and banned journalists from accessing it to meet with the public affairs officers who have traditionally answered their questions.”

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Pentagon Bans Journalists from Press Office (Original Post) applegrove 20 hrs ago OP

Such is the fascist right. J_William_Ryan 20 hrs ago #1

Right. Because Trump and his gestapo B.See 20 hrs ago #2

And pigs have wings (nt) GiqueCee 18 hrs ago #11

Only a select few "journalists" will be given security clearances to attend their "classified press briefings." sop 19 hrs ago #3

yes Skittles 19 hrs ago #6

That is some crazy bullshit mahina 19 hrs ago #4

Goose-stepping into Nazism. Swede 19 hrs ago #5

Coming up with technicalities to contravene a court order Prairie Gates 19 hrs ago #7

I think they are missing Figarosmom 18 hrs ago #8

"Gentlemen, you can't fight in here. This is the war room!" Efilroft Sul 18 hrs ago #9

This was my immediate thought! mtairyguy 18 hrs ago #10

Great minds, and all that! Efilroft Sul 17 hrs ago #20

Cowards damifino10 18 hrs ago #12

How many times are they going to get away with brazenly defying fucking court orders? Karasu 18 hrs ago #13

"Catch 22" is alive and living in the Nation's Capital. n/t Liberal In Texas 18 hrs ago #14

K&R spanone 18 hrs ago #15

Hmmmmm... what are they planning now? calimary 17 hrs ago #16

Cuba? HighFired49 16 hrs ago #23

Could be. "When in doubt, distract!" calimary 1 hr ago #24

As bad as we think the Iran thing has gone the reality is bound to be even worse. BannonsLiver 17 hrs ago #17

Can a judge intervene if the press presses for it? nt Ilsa 17 hrs ago #18

What are they hiding? Could it be Trump's disastrous lost war? Trump is such a total loser! flashman13 17 hrs ago #19

I hate to think about Prairie_Seagull 17 hrs ago #21

Hey Magat patriots... purr-rat beauty 17 hrs ago #22

J_William_Ryan

(3,611 posts)

1. Such is the fascist right.

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Mon Jun 1, 2026, 05:06 PM

20 hrs ago

The authoritarian Trump regime exhibits its contempt for freedom of the press and the First Amendment.

B.See

(8,931 posts)

2. Right. Because Trump and his gestapo

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Mon Jun 1, 2026, 05:13 PM

20 hrs ago

HAVEN'T turned the US into a police state.

GiqueCee

(4,891 posts)

11. And pigs have wings (nt)

Reply to B.See (Reply #2)

Mon Jun 1, 2026, 06:45 PM

18 hrs ago

sop

(19,526 posts)

3. Only a select few "journalists" will be given security clearances to attend their "classified press briefings."

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Mon Jun 1, 2026, 05:16 PM

19 hrs ago

Any other journalist without the necessary security clearance, who dares publish "classified information," will be prosecuted for espionage.

Skittles

(173,204 posts)

6. yes

Reply to sop (Reply #3)

Mon Jun 1, 2026, 05:19 PM

19 hrs ago

only Trump whores need apply

mahina

(20,766 posts)

4. That is some crazy bullshit

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Mon Jun 1, 2026, 05:16 PM

19 hrs ago

Swede

(40,225 posts)

5. Goose-stepping into Nazism.

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Mon Jun 1, 2026, 05:18 PM

19 hrs ago

Prairie Gates

(8,521 posts)

7. Coming up with technicalities to contravene a court order

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Mon Jun 1, 2026, 05:31 PM

19 hrs ago

The judge should throw Hegseth in jail for contempt of court.

Figarosmom

(13,867 posts)

8. I think they are missing

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Mon Jun 1, 2026, 06:22 PM

18 hrs ago

the meaning of the word "press" in Press Room.

Efilroft Sul

(4,477 posts)

9. "Gentlemen, you can't fight in here. This is the war room!"

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Mon Jun 1, 2026, 06:29 PM

18 hrs ago

mtairyguy

(44 posts)

10. This was my immediate thought!

Reply to Efilroft Sul (Reply #9)

Mon Jun 1, 2026, 06:40 PM

18 hrs ago

We’ve gone from the sublime hilarity of Strangelove in fiction to the ridiculousness of our current reality!

Efilroft Sul

(4,477 posts)

20. Great minds, and all that!

Reply to mtairyguy (Reply #10)

Mon Jun 1, 2026, 07:44 PM

17 hrs ago

damifino10

(169 posts)

12. Cowards

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Mon Jun 1, 2026, 06:59 PM

18 hrs ago

I am so sick of these candy ass traitors!

Karasu

(2,142 posts)

13. How many times are they going to get away with brazenly defying fucking court orders?

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Mon Jun 1, 2026, 07:04 PM

18 hrs ago

Liberal In Texas

(16,468 posts)

14. "Catch 22" is alive and living in the Nation's Capital. n/t

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Mon Jun 1, 2026, 07:06 PM

18 hrs ago

spanone

(142,113 posts)

15. K&R

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Mon Jun 1, 2026, 07:11 PM

18 hrs ago

calimary

(91,026 posts)

16. Hmmmmm... what are they planning now?

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Mon Jun 1, 2026, 07:32 PM

17 hrs ago

Besides MORE shit they don’t want the public to know?

HighFired49

(525 posts)

23. Cuba?

Reply to calimary (Reply #16)

Mon Jun 1, 2026, 08:39 PM

16 hrs ago

My bet is with Cuba, to keep our minds off of his failure/loss in Iran.

calimary

(91,026 posts)

24. Could be. "When in doubt, distract!"

Reply to HighFired49 (Reply #23)

Tue Jun 2, 2026, 12:05 PM

1 hr ago

BannonsLiver

(20,912 posts)

17. As bad as we think the Iran thing has gone the reality is bound to be even worse.

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Mon Jun 1, 2026, 07:34 PM

17 hrs ago

Ilsa

(64,633 posts)

18. Can a judge intervene if the press presses for it? nt

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Mon Jun 1, 2026, 07:37 PM

17 hrs ago

flashman13

(2,595 posts)

19. What are they hiding? Could it be Trump's disastrous lost war? Trump is such a total loser!

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Mon Jun 1, 2026, 07:44 PM

17 hrs ago

Prairie_Seagull

(4,838 posts)

21. I hate to think about

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Mon Jun 1, 2026, 07:54 PM

17 hrs ago

what this could be signaling?? Other that the fact that they hate scrutiny. Beside that, could there be something in this arena that will bear scrutiny moving forward?

purr-rat beauty

(1,509 posts)

22. Hey Magat patriots...

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Mon Jun 1, 2026, 07:57 PM

17 hrs ago

Oh wait...their idea of patriotism is fascism

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