After Pentagon reporters chose to turn in their credentials instead of complying with new rules that would censor their reporting, the White House claimed Thursday—without evidence—that some journalists were “bullied” into it.

On Wednesday, multiple reporters turned in their access badges and walked out of the Pentagon in protest of new rules laid out by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth that would require his rubber stamp before reporting on information that he has not yet approved for release.

The First Amendment specifically details freedom of the press to report on affairs without government restriction.

That night, in response to a photo of the reporters who left, White House Communications Director Steven Cheung wrote on X, “SOURCE: a few reporters on this wall have privately said th

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