Tell Pete Hegseth: Reporting the News Isn’t a Crime

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Tell Pete Hegseth: Reporting the News Isn’t a Crime

Pete Hegseth, U.S. Secretary of Defense

Pete Hegseth demanded a loyalty pledge from every single journalist covering his so-called “Department of War” – asking them to only report on what the Trump Administration wants them to.

Obviously, nearly all of them refused to comply – because journalists are supposed to hold the powerful accountable… NOT do their P.R. work for them.

So this week, hundreds of journalists lost their press credentials – not just at mainstream outlets like the New York Times and CNN, but even ordinarily pro-Trump outlets like Fox News, Newsmax, and the Daily Caller!

These brave journalists deserve our support for holding firm – and Hegseth deserves every American’s condemnation for trying to turn our free press into another mouthpiece for Trump’s agenda.

Tell Pete Hegseth: Rescind this unconstitutional order and restore journalists’ access now.

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To: Pete Hegseth, U.S. Secretary of Defense
From: [Your Name]

Demanding loyalty pledges from journalists is an attack on press freedom and the First Amendment.

I’m calling on you to immediately rescind your order and restore the credentials of the brave journalists who refused to comply.

Americans deserve the truth — not state-controlled propaganda.