Pentagon Press Secretary: “Legacy Media Chose To Self-Deport From This Building,” “People Don’t Trust These Propagandists”
War Department press secretary Kingsley Wilson addressed the controversy where most traditional, legacy media outlets chose to leave rather than obey new access rules for journalists, at the Pentagon’s first briefing in months on Tuesday morning.
KINGSLEY WILSON: I would also like to take a moment today to welcome all of you here to the Pentagon briefing room as official new members of the Pentagon press corps. We’re glad to have you. Legacy Media chose to self-deport from this building, and if you look at the numbers, it’s pretty clear why no one followed them. National trust in these mainstream media outlets has cratered to 28%, the lowest ever recorded. The American people don’t trust these propagandists because they stopped telling the truth. So we’re not going to beg these old gatekeepers to come back, and we’re not rebuilding a broken model just to appease them. Instead, we’re welcoming new media outlets that actually reach Americans, ask real questions, and don’t pursue a biased agenda. The public has moved on from the old model, and so will the Pentagon. This is the beginning of a new era. We look forward to working with you to keep the American people informed and to ensure transparency. In the interest of transparency, I want to provide an update on the department’s operations against narco-terrorists in the Western Hemisphere.
