Donald Trump railed against the Pentagon’s press crackdown, even as he’s called some anti-MAGA reporting “illegal.”
The president addressed a report that the Department of Defense, headed by Defense Secretary Pete Hesgeth, planned to pre-approve information before it could be gathered or published by reporters.
Trump was asked about the move while outside the White House on Sunday, moments before he departed for Charlie Kirk’s memorial service at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona.
“Should the Pentagon be part of deciding what reporters can report on?” a journalist asked.
“No, I don’t think so. Nothing stops reporters, you know that,” Trump responded.
The Washington Post reported Friday that the Pentagon had drafted a 17-page document spelling out new restrictions on the press. U