Trump admin. wants press corp to be modeled after North Korea and Russia

Jen Psaki critiques the new Pentagon press corp, made up of right-wing outlets, after a wide range of news outlets turned in their badges over Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s restrictive press policies. “Part of what protects a thriving democracy is a free press that can hold the government to account. But that is not what this administration wants … Their goal is to model the press corps here after the fawning state-run media that follows guys like Kim Jong Un and Vladimir Putin around,” Ps