Pentagon Replaces Free Press With 'MyPillow' and 'Gateway Pundit'
The AP reports the Pentagon has curated a 'new' press corps, replacing legacy media—who dared balk at restricted access—with outlets like the Gateway Pundit and LindellTV. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's spokesman, Sean Parnell, dismissed the departing journalists as 'self-righteous media who chose to self-deport.' This isn't just about 'conservative' vs. 'liberal' media; it's about control.
Remember when the Bush administration embedded journalists in Iraq, effectively turning them into cheerleaders? This new setup skips the embedding—it just goes straight to the cheerleaders. One might wonder if this 'next generation' of Pentagon press will ever question the ever-expanding defense budget, or the $14 billion in aid to Israel, despite mounting evidence of civilian casualties. Will
they probe the financial ties between defense contractors and those pushing for continued conflict? Or will the 'press corps' be too busy asking about election fraud and MyPillows while the bombs fall?