.PentagonPresSec John Kirby told reporters that embedding with the troops in Eastern Europe would not 'be imminent.' His comments sparked backlash and accusations of a lack of transparency.
While reporters have often embedded with troops during times of combat for decades, Pentagon spokesman John Kirby told reporters this week that no such approval would be imminent, sparking backlash and accusations of a lack of transparency.
“The public in a democratic society deserves independent media coverage of their sons and daughters in uniform, and that cannot be provided today without first-hand, on-the-ground reporting of troop activities in Europe,” the letter continued. “The Biden administration can choose to enable timely coverage in Europe or it can obstruct the public’s view of a military mission being paid for with taxpayer dollars.
"Look, any decision to provide media access to our troops, whether it's in an operational environment or training environment, is a decision that we take seriously," he said during Wednesday's briefing."We don't make decisions to grant access or not to grant access lightly, and there's lots of factors that go into that. Sometimes it has to do with operational security.
"I certainly understand the question and the desire to be embedded with troops and seeing what’s happening on the ground, just as many of you have reporters and outlets who are near the border or seeing what’s happening for yourselves the military buildup of troops," she added.
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