WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:03.540 During a scheduled Pentagon press briefing earlier 00:00:03.540 --> 00:00:06.459 this week, journalists were presented with a 00:00:06.459 --> 00:00:10.220 new quote coverage agreement. Essentially, this 00:00:10.220 --> 00:00:13.939 is a document outlining what information they 00:00:13.939 --> 00:00:16.859 could and could not publish. The Pentagon claimed 00:00:16.859 --> 00:00:19.980 that this was a move to clarity and consistency. 00:00:21.120 --> 00:00:23.839 However, reporters saw this completely different. 00:00:24.219 --> 00:00:27.980 They said this is a direct threat to editorial 00:00:27.980 --> 00:00:32.920 independence, which it is. So instead of agreeing, 00:00:33.679 --> 00:00:35.859 they all packed up all of their stuff, stood 00:00:35.859 --> 00:00:39.780 up and walked out. And this is pretty insane 00:00:39.780 --> 00:00:45.060 because like Alex said, both sides agreed. Even 00:00:45.060 --> 00:00:49.280 Fox News walked out. Newsmax walked out. Newsmax 00:00:49.280 --> 00:00:54.189 walked out. Everyone walked out. Newsmax, which 00:00:54.189 --> 00:00:56.049 spends a good proportion of its coverage more 00:00:56.049 --> 00:00:58.990 so than Fox News, filleting the administration 00:00:58.990 --> 00:01:09.829 went. Yeah, too far. Too far. Yeah. Yeah. And 00:01:09.829 --> 00:01:13.689 yeah, this is super important because this is 00:01:13.689 --> 00:01:18.290 pretty much this is supposed to be a window into. 00:01:18.750 --> 00:01:21.150 Like what the public has into what's happening 00:01:21.150 --> 00:01:23.530 with our military or tax dollars, our national 00:01:23.530 --> 00:01:26.650 defense. A one trillion dollar budget. I will 00:01:26.650 --> 00:01:30.469 say that again. A one trillion dollar budget. 00:01:31.489 --> 00:01:33.629 The public has the right to know where that money 00:01:33.629 --> 00:01:37.930 is being spent. Yeah. And to put that in perspective, 00:01:37.950 --> 00:01:41.329 that is way more than what Darth Vader's lightsaber 00:01:41.329 --> 00:01:49.140 sold for. So that's a lot. And yeah. When these 00:01:49.140 --> 00:01:51.340 windows start closing or worse, they're being 00:01:51.340 --> 00:01:54.439 filtered. We risk stepping into dangerous territory. 00:01:54.959 --> 00:01:58.719 We cannot have a democracy without a free and 00:01:58.719 --> 00:02:02.159 independent press period. Our founding fathers 00:02:02.159 --> 00:02:07.500 knew that. And this isn't just about like journalists 00:02:07.500 --> 00:02:10.939 losing the right for access. This is about you 00:02:10.939 --> 00:02:18.460 and me losing our right to know. If the government 00:02:18.460 --> 00:02:22.379 decides what is safe to publish, where does that 00:02:22.379 --> 00:02:26.520 end? This is some 1984 shit right here. Yeah. 00:02:27.159 --> 00:02:29.840 Again, I was mildly surprised, but very proud 00:02:29.840 --> 00:02:32.539 because again, the only agency that signed to 00:02:32.539 --> 00:02:35.120 the agreement was one American News and like 00:02:35.120 --> 00:02:40.580 they make Newsmax look lefty. OK. Newsmax walked 00:02:40.580 --> 00:02:42.860 out, Fox News walked out, everybody, the journal. 00:02:43.979 --> 00:02:45.919 Everybody. They were like, no, we're not. We're 00:02:45.919 --> 00:02:48.539 not doing this. Somebody in the chat said somebody 00:02:48.539 --> 00:02:49.879 should hand Hague said the copy of the Bill of 00:02:49.879 --> 00:02:51.939 Rights. He's ready. He didn't care. This administration 00:02:51.939 --> 00:02:53.939 doesn't give a shit about the Bill of Rights. 00:02:54.500 --> 00:02:57.280 What are you talking about? They do not give 00:02:57.280 --> 00:03:02.199 a crap. Now, here's the thing. OK. At this stage, 00:03:02.900 --> 00:03:07.860 right? I am proud of the news agencies. With 00:03:07.860 --> 00:03:14.430 one asterisk. You gave Hagseth exactly what he 00:03:14.430 --> 00:03:18.629 wanted. He doesn't want you in the building. 00:03:19.770 --> 00:03:22.729 They want to operate in the shadows. They want 00:03:22.729 --> 00:03:27.210 to operate in darkness. Right. So now not only 00:03:27.210 --> 00:03:32.810 did they did you sign the thing. Right. But. 00:03:34.310 --> 00:03:37.409 Now you're not in the building anymore. And that's 00:03:37.409 --> 00:03:40.270 precisely what he wants. He doesn't want you 00:03:40.270 --> 00:03:44.569 in the building. So again, do I think they did 00:03:44.569 --> 00:03:47.710 the right thing? Yes, but it's a double -edged 00:03:47.710 --> 00:03:50.550 sword as is everything with this administration. 00:03:50.849 --> 00:03:53.030 And the only reason I think they haven't gone 00:03:53.030 --> 00:03:56.849 further into a full -blown like authoritarian, 00:03:57.250 --> 00:04:02.590 you know, hullabaloo is that they're incompetent. 00:04:04.610 --> 00:04:06.530 Because somebody competent would have already 00:04:06.530 --> 00:04:11.050 achieved it by now. Okay. They keep doing stupid 00:04:11.050 --> 00:04:17.449 things. Right. At least they get even bigger 00:04:17.449 --> 00:04:27.970 now. Maybe. Maybe. He's purging anybody but loyalists. 00:04:28.670 --> 00:04:30.509 That's what they're doing right now. You heard 00:04:30.509 --> 00:04:32.069 him when he gave his speech. You don't want anybody 00:04:32.069 --> 00:04:33.970 in there that's not loyal to the administration. 00:04:36.529 --> 00:04:39.600 OK. They made that veiled threat three weeks 00:04:39.600 --> 00:04:46.819 ago. You know. So take that for what it's worth. 00:04:48.180 --> 00:04:50.720 Do you think? So, Jay, I'll pose this question 00:04:50.720 --> 00:04:54.339 to you since your story. Do you think that the 00:04:54.339 --> 00:04:56.600 administration backs down at any point now that 00:04:56.600 --> 00:05:01.199 it's just OAN like parroting Pentagon talking 00:05:01.199 --> 00:05:04.259 with like at any point do they go? Does Hanks 00:05:04.259 --> 00:05:13.589 have to go? OK, fine. You can come back I I have 00:05:13.589 --> 00:05:19.209 this really weird feeling I am So I'd like your 00:05:19.209 --> 00:05:25.149 input on this I am I wonder Because the White 00:05:25.149 --> 00:05:27.329 House is talking about coming out with their 00:05:27.329 --> 00:05:31.899 own I don't know pharmacy website or some dumb 00:05:31.899 --> 00:05:35.620 thing. I wonder if this is going to be their 00:05:35.620 --> 00:05:41.259 way to release their own like news. Whatever 00:05:41.259 --> 00:05:52.779 news dumpster fire of a platform. I have. I have 00:05:52.779 --> 00:06:03.819 no idea. Honestly, I honestly don't know. I don't 00:06:03.819 --> 00:06:10.220 know what they're thinking. Like legit, I don't 00:06:10.220 --> 00:06:29.500 know what they're thinking. I just. I. I just 00:06:29.500 --> 00:06:34.339 don't know. Yeah, that's the only thing I could 00:06:34.339 --> 00:06:37.139 think of is like, oh, well, now we don't have 00:06:37.139 --> 00:06:40.120 any platforms covering our stuff. So guess what? 00:06:40.139 --> 00:06:42.779 We're coming out with Trump news where you can 00:06:42.779 --> 00:06:46.560 find. News all day, every day about important 00:06:46.560 --> 00:06:48.480 topics. Oh, you're talking about just straight 00:06:48.480 --> 00:06:53.060 up state owned media. Yeah. Yep. I think it's 00:06:53.060 --> 00:06:55.439 going to happen eventually. Yeah, I don't know 00:06:55.439 --> 00:06:58.600 when, but I think it will. The funny thing is, 00:06:59.040 --> 00:07:03.939 what's more, again, I'm trying to see the end 00:07:03.939 --> 00:07:09.860 game here. This is. This is what I don't. Get 00:07:09.860 --> 00:07:14.660 right. Trump's old, he's going to die eventually. 00:07:15.819 --> 00:07:20.579 OK, also, these guys want power to write. J .D. 00:07:20.660 --> 00:07:23.399 Vance wants to be president someday. He's not 00:07:23.399 --> 00:07:27.240 going to let. Eric or Don Jr. Swoop in and take 00:07:27.240 --> 00:07:31.839 the fucking seat from him. OK. My question is, 00:07:31.839 --> 00:07:35.800 is how do you move on? Even within the Republican 00:07:35.800 --> 00:07:38.819 Party, Trump is a once in a generation political 00:07:38.819 --> 00:07:42.480 talent, much like Obama was. Right. He is. We 00:07:42.480 --> 00:07:44.639 can hate everything about him. But if you're 00:07:44.639 --> 00:07:46.199 going to fight your enemy, you have to give them 00:07:46.199 --> 00:07:49.480 the fun. The guy is a political talent. He knows 00:07:49.480 --> 00:07:51.959 how to speak to people who don't fucking vote 00:07:51.959 --> 00:07:56.519 except for him. Okay, he activated an entire 00:07:56.519 --> 00:07:58.699 swath of the country that normally just doesn't 00:07:58.699 --> 00:08:07.060 even bother voting Right, okay so I Don't know 00:08:07.060 --> 00:08:10.879 what happens to the MAGA movement when Trump 00:08:10.879 --> 00:08:19.100 dies Right like what? What happens? Well, so 00:08:19.100 --> 00:08:23.350 I don't see a person in the wings Ready to take 00:08:23.350 --> 00:08:28.170 it over. Well, so there is the rule of two. So 00:08:28.170 --> 00:08:33.429 the apprentice becomes the master. They're fucking 00:08:33.429 --> 00:08:34.289 Sith Lords.