I went to the Pentagon to watch Pete Hegseth scold war reporters

A reporter describes attending a Pentagon press briefing during America's war with Iran, where Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth berated veteran war correspondents while favoring friendly outlets he called the 'patriotic press.' Hegseth had previously driven out the established press corps by restricting reporting, and used the briefing to lecture journalists on how headlines should be framed to support the administration's narrative.