Longtime Pentagon correspondent Barbara Starr took Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to task this week over his “brave” response on social media to news organizations that are refusing to sign his new press restrictions, which saw Hegseth use a hand-waving emoji.
Starr’s swipe at the Pentagon chief comes as all but one media outlet has rejected the department’s prohibitive press rules, which would require reporters to refrain from soliciting or gathering any information – including unclassified materials – that the department has not officially approved for release.
