Media-friendly Trump endorses Hegseth’s reporting restrictions that prompt mass exit by Pentagon press corps

Published October 15, 2025 7:44am ET



TRUMP: GENERALS ‘NOT PRESS PEOPLE’: Donald Trump, one of the most accessible presidents in American history, says dealing with the press is a special skill, one most senior military officers simply don’t possess. “They don’t really deal with the press, so they’re not really, necessarily good at it, although I think it’s mostly instinctual one way or the other. You’re either good at things or you’re not.”

Trump’s comments at a White House event on Tuesday came as his War Secretary Pete Hegseth implemented stringent new restrictions on reporters with Pentagon access, prompting every self-respecting news organization (including the Washington Examiner) to turn in their credentials and vacate the building.

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