Seems that Protection Secretary Pete Hegseth actually doesn’t prefer it when folks level out that he’s afraid of answering journalists’ robust questions. In actual fact, it may value you your job.
Cuccia is a supporter of President Donald Trump’s and has described herself as “MAGA girl,” however clearly that wasn’t sufficient to maintain her round on the pro-Trump OAN.
Pete Hegseth throughout his affirmation listening to on Jan. 14.
In her put up, Cuccia known as out media protection that was essential of the Signalgate scandal, when a reporter was added to a Sign group chat the place essential safety details about army operations was shared. However she additionally took the Pentagon to job for its makes an attempt to form protection of the Protection Division—and significantly Hegseth’s actions as chief.
“Why has the Department prioritized limiting press access, while the Secretary of Defense himself has yet to hold a briefing in the press room during his first 100 days?” Cuccia wrote.
That was apparently a bridge too far for OAN, which declined to touch upon the matter when requested by The Impartial, claiming it doesn’t “comment on employee related issues.”
“The timing came just days after I published a personal Substack article raising legitimate concerns about new restrictions placed on journalists inside the Pentagon—an article my employer later confirmed had been ‘put on their radar,’” Cuccia instructed The Impartial.
The Pentagon has reportedly restricted press entry following Signalgate, and now reporters are solely allowed to talk to division officers with a minder from the Pentagon’s public affairs division current.
In her put up, Cuccia additionally criticized the division for commonly telling reporters that Hegseth didn’t have any public occasions on his calendar for the day, “only to find hours later he was at a public event via X.”
A cartoon by Clay Bennett.
OAN is a cesspool of right-wing propaganda and conspiracy theories, and it’s been a dependable supply of pro-Trump spin since its founding.
Presently, presidential adviser and conspiracy theorist Kari Lake is positioning OAN to usurp Voice of America, changing the government-funded broadcaster with an outlet that prioritizes Trump over the reality.
The community’s success comes only a few years after it was pressured to pay out a settlement to voting know-how firm Smartmatic, which OAN falsely accused of warping 2020 election ends in favor of President Joe Biden.
In firing Cuccia, OAN has made it clear that no one—not even “MAGA girl”—is allowed to level out flaws throughout the Trump administration.
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