Pentagon Bans Journalists from Press Office

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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.”

[J_William_Ryan]

1. Such is the fascist right.

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

[B.See]

2. Right. Because Trump and his gestapo

HAVEN'T turned the US into a police state.

[GiqueCee]

11. And pigs have wings (nt)

[sop]

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

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

[Skittles]

6. yes

only Trump whores need apply

[mahina]

4. That is some crazy bullshit

[Swede]

5. Goose-stepping into Nazism.

nt

[Prairie Gates]

7. Coming up with technicalities to contravene a court order

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

[Figarosmom]

8. I think they are missing

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

[Efilroft Sul]

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

[mtairyguy]

10. This was my immediate thought!

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

[Efilroft Sul]

20. Great minds, and all that!

[damifino10]

12. Cowards

I am so sick of these candy ass traitors!

[Karasu]

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

[Liberal In Texas]

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

[spanone]

15. K&R

[calimary]

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

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

[HighFired49]

23. Cuba?

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

[calimary]

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

[BannonsLiver]

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

[Ilsa]

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

[flashman13]

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

[Prairie_Seagull]

21. I hate to think about

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]

22. Hey Magat patriots...

Oh wait...their idea of patriotism is fascism