Psaki: Loomer, O'Keefe covering Pentagon 'not a real press corps' [View all]
Source: The Hill
12/06/25 3:35 PM ET
Former White House press secretary Jen Psaki weighed in Thursday on the discourse around Pentagon media access, calling out the new “press corps” for consisting of mostly conservative influencers. “What is so interesting right now in Washington is what is happening with the Pentagon press corps. It actually surprised me what they did,” Psaki, now a host on MS NOW, told late-night comedian Stephen Colbert in an appearance on “The Late Show.”
“I could not get over — they had ‘the press corps,’ I’m going to put them in quotes because it includes Laura Loomer and James O’Keefe and this crew is not a real press corps.” she continued later, using air quotes. “So, this week has been quite a week, as you outlined in your monologue, things anyone here, anyone watching might have questions for Pete Hegseth.”
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who has accused the media of trying to sabotage President Trump’s agenda, revised press access rules in October. To obtain or renew a Pentagon pass, journalists are now required to sign a contract acknowledging that information from the Defense Department needs to be “approved for public release” by an official before it is reported out — “even if it is considered unclassified.”
Most of the nation’s top news organizations, including Fox News and Newsmax as Psaki pointed out, declined to sign onto the new policy and have since lost access to the building. The administration instead credentialed a number of Trump-friendly figures, including many who have never covered defense or a press briefing in person before.
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