Media at the Pentagon walk out, turn in their credentials

This leaves OANN as the sole signatory to being a propaganda arm of the 'Department of War'

In light of criminalizing National Security reporting, the coup continues.

Congrats to our new, in house Pentagon press corps

The Federalist, the Epoch Times, OAN, Turkish newspaper Akşam, three individuals from the Turkish state-run Anadolu Agency, two Turkish freelancers, a reporter for the Australian, an Afghan freelancer; and three lesser-known…

— Sam Stein (@samstein) October 16, 2025

⚡️🇺🇸 NEW: Major walkout at the Pentagon as dozens of journalists reject new press access rules introduced by Secretary of War Pete Hegseth. pic.twitter.com/B3D410rmyL

— Intel Net (@IntelNet0) October 15, 2025

NEW YORK (AP) — Dozens of reporters turned in access badges and exited the Pentagon on Wednesday rather than agree to government-imposed restrictions on their work, pushing journalists who cover the American military further from the seat of its power. The nation’s leadership called the new rules “common sense” to help regulate a “very disruptive” press.

News outlets were nearly unanimous in rejecting new rules imposed by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth that would leave journalists vulnerable to expulsion if they sought to report on information — classified or otherwise — that had not been approved by Hegseth for release.

Many of the reporters waited to leave together at a 4 p.m. deadline set by the Defense Department to get out of the building. As the hour approached, boxes of documents lined a Pentagon corridor and reporters carried chairs, a copying machine, books and old photos to the parking lot from suddenly abandoned workspaces. Shortly after 4, about 40 to 50 journalists left together after handing in badges.

“It’s sad, but I’m also really proud of the press corps that we stuck together,” said Nancy Youssef, a reporter for The Atlantic who has had a desk at the Pentagon since 2007. She took a map of the Middle East out to her car.

(AP) — Dozens of reporters turned in access badges and exited the Pentagon on Wednesday rather than agree to government-imposed restrictions on their work, pushing journalists who cover the American military further from the seat of its power.

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— Carl Quintanilla (@carlquintanilla.bsky.social) Oct 15, 2025 at 4:44 PM

The Trump Regime has about a week to incite enough violence, to justify the insurrection act and martial law, before Johnson will be forced to reconvene the house, and hold the Epstein discharge petition vote.