Major media outlets, including the New York Times, The Washington Post, and NPR, are rejecting Pete Hegseth's new Pentagon access rules, resulting in a significant media exodus.
According to Nancy Youssef of The Atlantic, journalists have been working in the Pentagon since World War II, making this absence unprecedented.
"It's a sad day,"
said Youssef, as reporters cleaned out their desks ahead of the deadline to accept the new rules.
Author's summary: Journalists exit Pentagon over new access rules.