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Tara Copp

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@WashingtonPost Pentagon correspondent. Longhorn. Signal: taracopp.06. Email: [email protected]

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Gift link here: Hegseth orders rare, urgent meeting of hundreds of generals, admirals wapo.st/4nidndf


There’s an NYT piece today that needs context: There are few Pentagon reporters who have been in more conflict areas, who have taken more personal risk to tell the military’s story than @NBCNews @CkubeNBC and @FoxNews @JenGriffinFNC. It’s worth asking why @SecWar is so obsessed…


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🚨EXCLUSIVE: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s sprawling hunt for Charlie Kirk critics spans nearly 300 investigations -- with dozens of reprimands, dismissals and "nonjudicial punishment" already From @noahjrobertson @TaraCopp wapo.st/48SLBj5


EXCLUSIVE: Hegseth’s sprawling hunt for Charlie Kirk critics spans nearly 300 investigations across military, defense civilians and contractors w/ @noahjrobertson wapo.st/48SLBj5


.@secWar has falsely suggested Pentagon reporters prowl the hallways accessing offices they are not allowed. We don't. Even his boss, President Trump, allows reporters in to the Oval to ask him questions, and every defense secretary I've covered for more than a decade -- both…

I'm proud to be a member of the Pentagon Press Association and grateful for all their hard work to protect our rights to report on the military. The families who send their children to serve not only deserve the best leadership and equipment -- as @SecWar Hegseth has said -- but…

TaraCopp's tweet image. I'm proud to be a member of the Pentagon Press Association and grateful for all their hard work to protect our rights to report on the military. The families who send their children to serve not only deserve the best leadership and equipment -- as @SecWar Hegseth has said -- but…


I'm proud to be a member of the Pentagon Press Association and grateful for all their hard work to protect our rights to report on the military. The families who send their children to serve not only deserve the best leadership and equipment -- as @SecWar Hegseth has said -- but…

TaraCopp's tweet image. I'm proud to be a member of the Pentagon Press Association and grateful for all their hard work to protect our rights to report on the military. The families who send their children to serve not only deserve the best leadership and equipment -- as @SecWar Hegseth has said -- but…

Terrific work by student journalists at @thecrimson -- before he was against DEI, @SecWar Hegseth was for it. Ironic that military leaders have been separated for years-old DEI views but here Hegseth is advocating for education that ensures "a balance of race, class, gender, and…


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One thing that didn't get enough attention in yesterday's flood of news: Hegseth to upend troops’ access to watchdog, whistleblower complaints @TaraCopp @noahjrobertson washingtonpost.com/national-secur…


EXCLUSIVE: Pentagon plans widespread random polygraphs, NDAs to stanch leaks wapo.st/4pO0OrJ w/ @AlexHortonTX @nakashimae (free link)


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🚨SURPRISE... Trump this weekend has decided to attend Hegseth's urgent gathering of top generals at Quantico on Tuesday morning, upending last-minute plans and scrambling security arrangements. By @TaraCopp @DanLamothe @noahjrobertson @AlexHortonTX wapo.st/3IJUS2s


EXCLUSIVE: President Donald Trump has decided he’s going to the last-minute global gathering of the nation’s top generals in Quantico - an appearance that not only upstages @SecWar Hegseth’s plans, but adds new concerns to the massive event. washingtonpost.com/national-secur…


NEW EXCLUSIVE: New details have emerged on Hegseth's orders to bring all command generals, admirals in from around the world to Quantico next week. The defense secretary is expected to lecture about “warrior ethos” -- for less than an hour. washingtonpost.com/national-secur… With…


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“Are we taking every general and flag officer out of the Pacific right now?” one U.S. official said. “All of it is weird.” Big scoop from @TaraCopp, @DanLamothe, and co. washingtonpost.com/national-secur…


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EXCLUSIVE: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered hundreds of the U.S. military’s generals and admirals to gather on short notice — and without a stated reason — at a Marine Corps base in Virginia next week, sowing confusion and alarm in the ranks.


EXCLUSiVE: Hegseth orders rare, urgent meeting of hundreds of generals, admirals next week. The Pentagon has summoned military officials from around the world for a gathering in Virginia. Even top generals and their staffs don’t know the reason for the meeting.…


Our @washingtonpost editorial board on the restrictions DOD is trying to impose. (Gift link) Pete Hegseth vs. the press wapo.st/3KaHlS2


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Q: "Should the Pentagon be part of deciding what reporters can report on?" @POTUS: "No, I don't think so. Nothing stops reporters. You know that."


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Even @POTUS thinks the Pentagon’s move to make reporters sign a pledge saying they will only report authorized information is wrong.

Q: "Should the Pentagon be part of deciding what reporters can report on?" @POTUS: "No, I don't think so. Nothing stops reporters. You know that."



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