The Trump administration is ousting four additional outlets from Pentagon workspaces, with CNN and The Washington Post set to lose their spots in favor of right-wing media entities.
Last week, the Defense Department, now led by former Fox News host Pete Hegseth, launched a new rotating program in which The New York Times, NBC News, Politico and NPR were told to vacate their spaces in favor of the New York Post, One America News Network, Huffington Post and Breitbart News Network.
After protest from groups including the National Press Club, the Pentagon’s spokesman John Ullyot announced that more outlets would also have to vacate in favor of new ones.
The Washington Post will be replaced by the Washington Examiner, CNN by Newsmax, The Hill by The Free Press and The War Zone by the Daily Caller.
Watch on Deadline
The outlets told to vacate their space will still have access to the Pentagon, but the lack of space will make covering the Defense Department more of a logistical challenge.
“Outlets that vacate spaces currently on loan to them by the Secretary will remain full members of the Pentagon press corps” under the annual rotation program, Ullyot wrote in a letter to media outlets. “They will retain the same media access to the Pentagon as they have previously.”
Ullyot wrote that television outlets would be offered share storage space for tripods and other large equipment.
The post Trump Administration Boots More Outlets From Pentagon Workspaces: CNN And Washington Post To Be Replaced By Right-Wing Media appeared first on Deadline.
