Pete Hegseth: “The 'press' does not run the Pentagon — the people do.”

On the recordSeptember 20, 2025

The 'press' does not run the Pentagon — the people do.

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Pete Hegseth

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Sep 20, 2025

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth comments on new press restrictions at the Pentagon.

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He's gonna get a firing squad of soldiers, as it should be," Hegseth told Jack Posobiec on Real America's Voice.