“All news media run by the [Chinese Communist] Party must work to speak for the Party’s will and its propositions, and protect the Party’s authority and unity.“ — General-Secretary Xi Jinping of the Chinese Communist Party addressing journalists in February 2016.

Blatantly undermining the First Amendment, War Secretary Pete Hegseth is breaking his oath of office to uphold the Constitution. His new rules governing journalists assigned to cover the War Department do nothing to make America great again. On the contrary, they further fester the Washington, D.C., swamp by putting self-interest before the public interest.

The new rules require journalists to sign a document agreeing, among other things, not to report on material not officially approved for release. With the exception of the One America News Network, all other news outlets are refusing to sign the document. This includes the Washington Examiner and other conservative outlets such as Newsmax and Fox News.

“We do not plan to sign the Pentagon document. The Washington Examiner does not sign agreements with people we cover in our reporting in any other area, and we do not plan to make an exception in this case. The Department of War will set its rules, and we will continue to provide our readers with strong independent news reporting,” Washington Examiner Editor-in-Chief Hugo Gurdon said in a........

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