TJ Walker criticizes Pete Hegseth for statements advocating control over the press, arguing Hegseth said he would treat the First Amendment as irrelevant and assert authority over what counts as news—an action Walker frames as an attempt to control the War Department and undermine democracy.
Pete Hegseth says I'm going to out dictator Donald Trump. I'm going to do what Viktor Orban does and other dictators do and I'm just going to squash the press. I'm going to tell them you work for me. That First Amendment thing, it's in the garbage can. It's not news until I say it's news. That is Pete Hexess attempt at controlling the War Department and destroying democracy. You.
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