The Trump Presidency 2.0

[RackMaster]

If I was the protesting type… I would go just to protest this…

US news outlets reject Pentagon press access policy

WASHINGTON, Oct 14 (Reuters) - At least 30 news organizations declined to sign a new Pentagon access policy for journalists, warning of the potential for less comprehensive coverage of the world's most powerful military ahead of a Tuesday deadline to accept new restrictions.

The policy requires journalists to acknowledge new rules on press access, including that they could be branded security risks and have their Pentagon press badges revoked if they ask department employees to disclose classified and some types of unclassified information.




How can this not be a bigger story? I voted for the guy, I think he’s done a few good things, but this kind of stuff is the slippery slope that can easily be the beginning of the end…

Please, someone explain to me why this is no big deal and I have nothing to fear about the United States government putting these types of restrictions on the media. A media by the way, that Trump has seemingly been at war with since he was elected.

It's not stopping them from reporting, just from doing it on government property.

 

[TLDR20]

If I was the protesting type… I would go just to protest this…

US news outlets reject Pentagon press access policy

WASHINGTON, Oct 14 (Reuters) - At least 30 news organizations declined to sign a new Pentagon access policy for journalists, warning of the potential for less comprehensive coverage of the world's most powerful military ahead of a Tuesday deadline to accept new restrictions.

The policy requires journalists to acknowledge new rules on press access, including that they could be branded security risks and have their Pentagon press badges revoked if they ask department employees to disclose classified and some types of unclassified information.




How can this not be a bigger story? I voted for the guy, I think he’s done a few good things, but this kind of stuff is the slippery slope that can easily be the beginning of the end…

Please, someone explain to me why this is no big deal and I have nothing to fear about the United States government putting these types of restrictions on the media. A media by the way, that Trump has seemingly been at war with since he was elected.

It is a huge story. We just don’t talk about it here.

 

[Florida173]

Maybe I am missing it. Why is this a huge story? What was their access before and after this? Was it privileged in some way?

 

[Topkick]

this kind of stuff is the slippery slope that can easily be the beginning of the end…

I'll admit I dont have a lot of trust in the press when it comes to military operations, but what is that you don't agree with? From what I've read, it all just sounds like common sense vetting before giving them access.

 

[ThunderHorse]

Ok. I thought yesterday was to be the great amassing of the Antifa, communist, Hamas loving terrorists, all gathered in every major city by the millions. Turns out it was just people who don’t like Trumps policies gathered under the banner of non violent protest? Where is everyone who hates America? Is the messaging now that it is just old people, not violent terrorists hellbent on “chaos”. It’s what they wanted right?

Well I can tell you the crossover of yesterday and Hamas simps is quite large. Antifa? I don't remember Antifa being a part of the last Septagenarian conference err 2024 No Kings Day protest.

My favorite part was Bernie rolling up in a private plane and squad of Armed security.

 

[ThunderHorse]

If I was the protesting type… I would go just to protest this…

US news outlets reject Pentagon press access policy

WASHINGTON, Oct 14 (Reuters) - At least 30 news organizations declined to sign a new Pentagon access policy for journalists, warning of the potential for less comprehensive coverage of the world's most powerful military ahead of a Tuesday deadline to accept new restrictions.

The policy requires journalists to acknowledge new rules on press access, including that they could be branded security risks and have their Pentagon press badges revoked if they ask department employees to disclose classified and some types of unclassified information.




How can this not be a bigger story? I voted for the guy, I think he’s done a few good things, but this kind of stuff is the slippery slope that can easily be the beginning of the end…

Please, someone explain to me why this is no big deal and I have nothing to fear about the United States government putting these types of restrictions on the media. A media by the way, that Trump has seemingly been at war with since he was elected.

Because it's a non-story? The story is actually the liberal media spinning it.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1978495805385273781

She links the guidelines in the next tweet. I don't see anything you can remotely be outraged about.

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Also uh...

https://twitter.com/x/status/1979962748877385994

Feel free to merge last two posts. Currently on my phone.

 

[compforce]

If I was the protesting type… I would go just to protest this…

US news outlets reject Pentagon press access policy

WASHINGTON, Oct 14 (Reuters) - At least 30 news organizations declined to sign a new Pentagon access policy for journalists, warning of the potential for less comprehensive coverage of the world's most powerful military ahead of a Tuesday deadline to accept new restrictions.

The policy requires journalists to acknowledge new rules on press access, including that they could be branded security risks and have their Pentagon press badges revoked if they ask department employees to disclose classified and some types of unclassified information.




How can this not be a bigger story? I voted for the guy, I think he’s done a few good things, but this kind of stuff is the slippery slope that can easily be the beginning of the end…

Please, someone explain to me why this is no big deal and I have nothing to fear about the United States government putting these types of restrictions on the media. A media by the way, that Trump has seemingly been at war with since he was elected.

Wait, so if the media knows it is a classified topic (or sensitive but unclass) and they continue to ask about it they can be classed as a security risk and have their access to the pentagon revoked. How is that a problem?


I and many others here have been in situations where asking the person sharing a room or tent how their day went would get your security privileges reviewed or revoked. There have been entire rooms where when I entered, with a security clearance and authorization, would have to close or cover their computers and do nothing until I left. Hell, there was this one time in band camp when mentioning the acronym for a certain mission would get you sent back CONUS on the next flight. Not even the name, just the abbreviation.

WTF gives the media ANY right to ask about classified information?? If they are digging for classified info, they deserve to be put out of the pentagon.

And if they won't agree to those terms, do they belong there in the first place?

 

[Ooh-Rah]

I appreciate the different perspectives on the Pentagon/reporter topic. Thank you for that.

 

[Kraut783]

I, for one, had no idea the press was given so much freedom inside the Pentagon….

 

[amlove21]

Was there a lot of violence today? I’ve been busy with a birthday party. Did I miss the sectarian violence breakout I’ve been promised?

Imagine being so indoctrinated to expect left wing violence that when it *doesn't* happen, you run to social media to dunk on the other side. "Take that, conservatives! We finally had a funded rally that didn't end in death or millions in damage!" CNBM.

The sectarian violence you mentioned is already happening, you're just ideologically captured, purposefully obtuse, and juuuuust smart enough to make all that look like sarcasm, as opposed to what it is.

 

[amlove21]

I, for one, had no idea the press was given so much freedom inside the Pentagon….

Yeah, it's shocking, actually. The only takeaway from the Pentagon story is that Journalists (just like the rest of the dems) are all entitled theater kids.

I am beginning to think some of these folks are on to something- Jimmy Kimmel 2 day break? Assault on first amendment. Re-baselining expectations for press corps, protecting classified material? Attack on first amendment.

It's like, EVERYTHING that this admin does is an attack on all of our rights, all the time. Or, maybe the media isn't being honest in their reporting.

 

[amlove21]

This is the privilege I have heard so much about.

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[TLDR20]

Imagine being so indoctrinated to expect left wing violence that when it *doesn't* happen, you run to social media to dunk on the other side. "Take that, conservatives! We finally had a funded rally that didn't end in death or millions in damage!" CNBM.

The sectarian violence you mentioned is already happening, you're just ideologically captured, purposefully obtuse, and juuuuust smart enough to make all that look like sarcasm, as opposed to what it is.

Man you are the one that said there would be chaos. I didn’t expect it.

 

[ThunderHorse]

Yeah, it's shocking, actually. The only takeaway from the Pentagon story is that Journalists (just like the rest of the dems) are all entitled theater kids.

I am beginning to think some of these folks are on to something- Jimmy Kimmel 2 day break? Assault on first amendment. Re-baselining expectations for press corps, protecting classified material? Attack on first amendment.

It's like, EVERYTHING that this admin does is an attack on all of our rights, all the time. Or, maybe the media isn't being honest in their reporting.

Did anyone read the indictment of Bolton? He was sending classified information daily to his wife and daughter...but apparently this is just retaliation.

 

[DA SWO]

Did anyone read the indictment of Bolton? He was sending classified information daily to his wife and daughter...but apparently this is just retaliation.

Hillary did it, so why not John?

 

[amlove21]

Man you are the one that said there would be chaos. I didn’t expect it. I had an idea in my head about a thing I didn't tell anyone so I could gloat about my imaginary prediction after the fact.

FIFY. Next time, put your prediction on the table in the time and context the conversation happened, not days after the fact. Room temp IQ, ideologically captured retards do that.

 

[amlove21]

Did anyone read the indictment of Bolton? He was sending classified information daily to his wife and daughter...but apparently this is just retaliation.

Oh bro, @Salt USMC called this one days ago. Bolton is proper fucked.

 

[Florida173]

Oh bro, @Salt USMC called this one days ago. Bolton is proper fucked.

Until the next administration comes in and commutes his sentence

 

[AWP]

Until the next administration comes in and commutes his sentence

George Santos agrees.

 

[amlove21]

Until the next administration comes in and commutes his sentence

Let's focus on the goodness of the now, and not the uncertainty of the future. As we all know, the process is the punishment.