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OAN Dismisses Pentagon Correspondent Over Critique of Hegseth’s Press Limits

Her termination follows a broadside against new Pentagon policies that limit reporters’ unescorted movement, curbing formal press briefings.

Gabrielle Cuccia of OAN

Overview

  • The Defense Department’s May 23 memo bars reporters from key Pentagon areas without official escorts, reshaping press access rules.
  • Cuccia criticized the policies in a 3,000-word Substack post, calling them a “troubling shift” from decades of open reporting.
  • She was asked to surrender her Pentagon badge on May 29 and officially dismissed by One America News on May 30, with no reason provided.
  • OAN leadership has declined to comment on whether Defense Department officials influenced the firing or lodged complaints about her criticism.
  • Her ouster highlights growing friction between the Pentagon press corps and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth as well as ideological rifts within conservative media.