Venezuela Is the First Big Test for the Pentagon’s Influencer Press Corps—and It's Failing

MAGA influencers in Trump-friendly Pentagon press corps failing 'first big test': analysis

The Pentagon's newly installed right-wing "influencer" press corps is "failing" its "first big test" with President Donald Trump's Venezuela operation, according a new analysis from WIRED, choosing to focus on showing loyalty to the administration and creating "countless memes" over actual reporting.As WIRED explained, the Pentagon welcomed a new press corps composed primarily of Trump-friendly influencers and "independent creators" into its pre…

Venezuela Is the First Big Test for the Pentagon’s Influencer Press Corps—and It's Failing

Mainstream reporters are out at the Pentagon, and right-wing influencers are in. The results are predictable, and oddly reminiscent of Iraq War–era warblogging.