Matthew Adams

Pentagon reporter @starsandstripes. @UTAustin alum. Email: [email protected]. Signal: MatthewAdams.45

[Matthew Adams @MatthewAdams60]

Two plaintiffs filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday challenging recent Pentagon actions targeting Stars and Stripes, arguing they “erode its longstanding editorial independence and First Amendment protections.”
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[Matthew Adams @MatthewAdams60]

This Pentagon promised to be the "most transparent Department of Defense in history." The latest scenario bans journalists from Pentagon press office.
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[Matthew Adams @MatthewAdams60]

This is what the website looks like if you click the link in the press release.

[Department of War 🇺🇸 @DeptofWar]

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[Matthew Adams @MatthewAdams60]

Franklin returns ahead of the Pentagon’s top guys testifying before Congress.

[Matthew Adams @MatthewAdams60]

Stars and Stripes was not approved by the Pentagon to attend this press conference. I will be be watching it on a screen instead.

Seems a bit odd since the Pentagon published a memo with changes to the newspaper, including content overhaul.

ICYMI: https://t.co/P5d4ehI9c2

[Department of War 🇺🇸 @DeptofWar]

ANNOUNCEMENT:

[Matthew Adams @MatthewAdams60]

Now my question is who were the nine other organizations that did not get in? Will photographers be allowed back in the briefing?

[Kingsley Wilson @PressSecDOW]

Nancy is trying to make herself the story and intentionally misleading the public.

There are only 60 seats available for journalists to occupy in the Pentagon Briefing Room and Nancy was 1 of 10 other reporters we could not accommodate today due to space constraints.

Because the Atlantic has attended every briefing to date since Operation Epic Fury began, we gave the chance for other outlets to also have the opportunity to attend, like the Daily Mail, The Verge, and the Hill who were seated for the first time today.

Nancy was given notice we could not accommodate her on Thursday, and the Atlantic remains welcome at future press briefings.

[Matthew Adams @MatthewAdams60]

Now the White House is using football clips for messaging in the early days of this new war.

[The White House @WhiteHouse]

Touchdown

[Matthew Adams @MatthewAdams60]

What about Bobby Jones?

[DOW Rapid Response @DOWResponse]

AMERICA’S SECRETARY OF DEFENSE!

[Matthew Adams @MatthewAdams60]

Does this mean Bobby Jones of the 76ers and Nuggets no longer has this title?

[Pete Hegseth @PeteHegseth]

Agreed. 🇺🇸

Now we have a Secretary of War…and a Secretary of Defense!

[Matthew Adams @MatthewAdams60]

@Southcom says it does not have anything to add at this time. Do you have more details to provide, Mr. Secretary?

[Pete Hegseth @PeteHegseth]

WINNING: Some top cartel drug-traffickers in the @SOUTHCOM AOR have decided to cease all narcotics operations INDEFINITELY due to recent (highly effective) kinetic strikes in the Caribbean.

This is deterrence through strength.

@POTUS is SAVING American lives.

[Matthew Adams @MatthewAdams60]

Would appreciate to know what prompted this change? What does it mean for Stars and Stripes moving forward?

[Sean Parnell @SeanParnellASW]

STATEMENT:

The Department of War is returning Stars & Stripes to its original mission: reporting for our warfighters.

We are bringing Stars & Stripes into the 21st century. We will modernize its operations, refocus its content away from woke distractions that syphon morale, and adapt it to serve a new generation of service members.

Stars & Stripes will be custom tailored to our warfighters. It will focus on warfighting, weapons systems, fitness, lethality, survivability, and ALL THINGS MILITARY. No more repurposed DC gossip columns; no more Associated Press reprints.

Stars & Stripes has a proud legacy of reporting news that’s important to our service members. The Department of War is committed to ensuring the outlet continues to reflect that proud legacy.

[Matthew Adams @MatthewAdams60]

That was not their desk. But now I'm asking myself, did the @washingtonpost have more Pentagon desks than I realized?

[Lancevideos @lancevideos]

.@washingtonpost it feels good to be sitting at your old desk at the Pentagon!

Have fun outside!

[Matthew Adams @MatthewAdams60]

How much did the sign cost?

[DOW Rapid Response @DOWResponse]

Welcome to the War Department.

[Matthew Adams @MatthewAdams60]

Don’t worry, the Pentagon press corps is still around. It will continue to do its job.

[Sean Parnell @SeanParnellASW]

The self-righteous media chose to self-deport from the Pentagon. That’s their right -- but also their loss. They will not be missed.

The Department of War will make an announcement soon regarding the next generation of the Pentagon press corps.

Stay tuned. The best is yet to come!

[Matthew Adams @MatthewAdams60]

That sign is outside an entrance at the Pentagon. Will Congress pass legislation to make the Department of War name official?

[Derrick Van Orden @derrickvanorden]

It is the @DeptofWar, you leftist tool.

[Matthew Adams @MatthewAdams60]

@PeteHegseth, what discussions is the Pentagon having with lawmakers on this topic? This is now the second time you have brought this up on X.

[Pete Hegseth @PeteHegseth]

T-minus 6 days until @SenSchumer’s vanity shutdown.

Our SELFLESS troops won’t get paid, because he’s a SELFISH politician.

[Matthew Adams @MatthewAdams60]

“Solicit criminal acts.” What do you mean, @SeanParnellASW? Also, how does this help with the Pentagon saying it would be the most transparent?

[Sean Parnell @SeanParnellASW]

The Department of War has engaged in good-faith negotiations with the Pentagon Press Association, maintaining open dialogue with its members and accepting many of their suggested edits. Even the New York Times has recognized the Department’s accommodating approach. Congress has made clear that unauthorized release of sensitive information by DOW personnel is a crime. Our policy is also clear: soliciting DOW service members and civilians to commit crimes is strictly prohibited.

Beyond their displeasure at no longer being permitted to solicit criminal acts, the Pentagon Press Association’s objection to our updated media policy is that we require journalists to simply acknowledge they understand our rules protecting information critical to operational and national security. To be clear, we are not asking for their agreement, only confirmation of their understanding of these policies. At the direction of the Pentagon Press Association, many journalists are refusing to acknowledge that they understand our clear policy.

Despite many statements to the contrary, journalists are not required to clear stories with us, they retain robust access to our public affairs offices, the briefing room, and the ability to ask questions, which we continue to answer thoroughly. They can also move freely throughout the building. In sensitive areas where they can’t, they’ll simply need an escort.
The only change is an overdue update to our credentialing process, which hasn’t been revised in years—if not decades—to align with modern security standards. Such procedures are standard at military establishments worldwide, and the Pentagon is no exception.
Access to the Pentagon is a privilege, not a right and the Department is not only legally permitted, but morally obligated to impose reasonable regulations on the exercise of that privilege.

[Matthew Adams @MatthewAdams60]

The Pentagon Press Association released a statement on the Defense Department’s new media rules. Take time to read this.

[Matthew Adams @MatthewAdams60]

The Defense Secretary giving his thoughts this morning. Is the Pentagon having any discussions with lawmakers to resolve the shutdown?

[Pete Hegseth @PeteHegseth]

T-minus 7 days until @SenSchumer’s vanity shutdown means our great troops won’t get paid.

SELFISH Schumer cares WAY MORE about his own reelection (he’s scared of Socialist @AOC) than he cares about the essential paycheck of our SELFLESS troops.

[Matthew Adams @MatthewAdams60]

Was this decision reached by @AuburnU? Regardless, it's hard to forget that era of USC football.

[Coach Tommy Tuberville @SenTuberville]

There is no doubt in my mind: the 2004 Auburn Tigers were the best team in college football.

The players, coaches, and fans deserve to be recognized as the National Champions.

War Eagle!