O'Keefe pushes back on Pentagon press restrictions [View all]

Source: The Hill

09/20/25 3:55 PM ET


Conservative influencer James O’Keefe pushed back Saturday on the Pentagon’s new press restrictions on reporters covering the Defense Department (DOD), saying the U.S. government “should not be asking us to obey.”

“We should NOT be cheerleading this. The Supreme Court permits journalists to lawfully acquire info about a matter of public concern, (even [if] a source obtained it unlawfully),” O’Keefe said in a post on social platform X.

“Aside from publishing info that creates grave and imminent danger, Govt should not be asking us to obey.”

The DOD rolled out new constraints on reporters covering the agency on Friday, asking them not to print information that was not authorized by the Pentagon and warning if they do they risk losing access to the building.

Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/media/5513974-okeefe-pentagon-press-restrictions/