Fox News has privately instructed its Pentagon reporters not to comply with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s “ultimatum” issued today, which demands that the Pentagon Press Corps sign a pledge agreeing to new rules and restrictions or face losing their press access within the Department of Defense. Fox aligns with nearly all other news outlets that have publicly rejected these restrictions, arguing they violate Freedom of the Press and the First Amendment. Only One America News (OAN) has agreed to sign the pledge, per Secretary Hegseth’s demand.