Pentagon restricts journalist access to press office, citing re-designation

The Pentagon has revoked journalist access to its press office, which has been reclassified as a Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility. This decision is part of a broader trend of limiting press access to the defense department. Acting Defense Department Press Secretary Jose Valdez stated on social media, "This is the most transparent war department in history. No amount of spin from the Fake News media will change that." He attributed the re-designation to speechwriters from the Office of the Secretary of War sharing the facility.