“Based On A Lie” – Anderson Cooper On Major News Orgs Declining To Sign On To New Pentagon Rules

>> Stephen: WELCOME BACK,
EVERYBODY. GIVE IT UP FOR LOUIS CATO
AND “THE LATE SHOW” BAND. YOU KNOW, THANKS, FOLKS. PLEASE HAVE A SEAT. THIS IS OUR FIRST WEEK BACK
AFTER A WEEK OFF LAST WEEK AND I WENT WAY AWAY FROM THE
UNITED STATES AND TO GET THERE, I HAD A REAL PROBLEM
TO MY FLIGHT AND NOBODY COULD GET ME TO MY FLIGHT
BECAUSE I’M AT JFK AND THERE IS NO INFORMATION DESK AT
JFK. THEY SAID GO TO THE
INFORMATION DESK AND THERE’S NOBODY THERE. LaGUARDIA HAS BEEN
REMODELED. NEWARK HAS BEEN REMODELED. JFK IS PRESENTLY IN WORSE
SHAPE THAN JFK. >> Louis: ACCURATE. ACCURATE. >> Stephen: THESE TWO
WONDERFUL WOMEN AT AMERICAN AIRLINES, IT WASN’T THE
AIRLINE I WAS FLYING WITH, THEY MADE SURE I GOT ON THAT
FLIGHT I WANTED TO GIVE THEM A SHOUT OUT. I HAVE NEVER DONE THIS
BEFORE. BUT IT WAS AMERICAN
AIRLINES, THANK YOU TO THOSE WONDERFUL WOMEN AND TO
AMERICAN AIRLINES FOR EMPLOYING SUCH WONDERFUL
PEOPLE. FOLKS, MY FIRST GUEST
TONIGHT IS THE ANCHOR OF “ANDERSON COOPER 360” ON
CNNAND HOST OF THE PODCAST “ALL THERE IS.” PLEASE WELCOME BACK TO “THE
LATE SHOW,” ANDERSON COOPER! [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] ♪ ♪
GOOD TO SEE YOU. >> Anderson: NICE TO SEE
YOU. >> Stephen: ALWAYS NICE TO
HAVE YOU COME OVER HERE BECAUSE I KNOW YOU’VE GOT A
GIG TONIGH. YOU’VE GOT A SHOW TONIGHT. >> Anderson: I DO. >> Stephen: GOOD TO SEE YOU. THE PEOPLE, THEY LOVE YOU. ALWAYS EXCITED. >> Anderson: YOU GET THEM
ALL HOPPED UP. >> Stephen: I AM YOUR
OPENING ACT. INTERESTING DAY TO BE A
MEMBER OF THE PRESS. YESTERDAY AS I WAS SAYING IN
THE DEADLINE FOR NEWS OUTLETS TO AGREE TO NEW
RESTRICTIONS ON JOURNALISTS AT THE DEPARTMENT OF
DEFENSE. FOR THE RECORD, DID CNN GO
ALONG WITH THIS? TO BE DUE BY THE WAY, I
THINK IT’S THE DEPARTMENT OF WAR. >> Stephen: IT’S THE
DEPARTMENT OF WAR, IT’S THE SUB NAME. STILL CALLED THE DEPARTMENT
OF DEFENSE BECAUSE IT CAN’T BE CHANGED WITHOUT AN ACT OF
CONGRESS. IT’S A CUTE PET NAME THEY
HAVE FOR WEAPONRY. >> Anderson: OF COURSE CNN
IS NOT GOING ALONG WITH IT, NOR IS FOX NEWS, PETE
HEGSETH’S FORMER EMPLOYER. >> Stephen: I KNOW IT MIGHT
BE AN OBVIOUS QUESTION, BUT WHY IS THIS A DUMB IDEA? >> Anderson: WHAT SECRETARY
HEGSETH SAID AS HE PAINTED THIS PORTRAIT OF REPORTERS
RANDOMLY ROAMING THROUGH THE HALLS OF THE PENTAGON
WITHOUT CREDENTIALS, BURSTING INTO CLASSIFIED
MEETINGS AND FORCING THEIR WAY ONTO SEAL TEAM SIX
HELICOPTERS. THE IDEA THAT REPORTERS ARE
JUST WANDERING AROUND AND TRYING TO FIND STATE SECRETS
BY BUSTING AND INTERRUPTING THINGS, REPORTERS OF THE PENTAGON
WHO WORK THERE AND HAVE WORKED THERE FOR MANY YEARS,
THEY HAVE BADGES. THEY KNOW THE RULES. NO ONE GOES INTO CLASSIFIED
AREAS. THE PORTRAYAL OF IT IS BASED
ON A LIE. WE’VE HEARD FAR TOO MANY
LIES. IT’S REALLY DISAPPOINTING. IT’S IMPORTANT, WHATEVER YOU
THINK OF REPORTERS, IT’S IMPORTANT THAT YOU HAVE
PEOPLE ASKING QUESTIONS AND YOU HAVE PEOPLE… [APPLAUSE] I THINK THERE ARE
MANY FORMS OF PATRIOTISM AND TELLING THE TRUTH IS ONE OF
THEM. [APPLAUSE] >> Stephen: HOW
DOES THE PRESS APPROACH REPORTING CLASSIFIED
MATERIAL? >> Anderson: THERE ARE
REPORTERS WHO ARE DEEPLY SOURCED AT THE PENTAGON AND
THEN THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. THEY KNOW — THEY ARE NOT
REPORTING SOURCES AND METHODS OF COVERT
OPERATIVES. >> Stephen: NOT GIVING THE
LAUNCH CODES TO ISIS. >> Anderson: YEAH. THEY WANT GOOD THINGS FOR
THE UNITED STATES. THEY WANT GOOD THINGS FOR
AMERICA. REPORTERS ARE PATRIOTIC
GOALS ALSO. THE GOVERNMENT DOESN’T
ALWAYS TELL THE TRUTH. THERE’S A LONG HISTORY WITH
THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE DURING THE VIETNAM WAR OF
MAKING UP OF BODY COUNT OF NORTH VIETNAMESE KILLE COUNT
OF NORTH VIETNAMESE KIL KILLED. IT WAS JOURNALISTS WHO
REVEALED THAT THE BODY COUNT WAS NOT WHAT WE ARE BEING
TOLD. WALTER CRONKITE GOING TO
VIETNAM SEEING THINGS FOR HIMSELF, REPORTING WHAT HE
SAW. THE AMERICAN PEOPLE DESERVE
TO KNOW THINGS AND IF YOU THINK YOU WANT GOVERNMENT
OFFICIALS, DEMOCRATS, REPUBLICANS, WHOEVER IT IS
IN POWER, IF YOU THINK YOU WANT THE PEOPLE IN POWER
SPOON FEEDING YOU THE INFORMATION YOU NOT GETTING
ANY OTHER SOURCE OF INFORMATION, I THINK THAT’S
INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS. [APPLAUSE] ALSO SOME KIND OF A DUMB
THING BECAUSE ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS TURN YOUR BADGES,
YOU CAN’T GO IN THE PENTAGON. YOU CAN TALK TO THESE GUYS
AT A STARBUCKS. >> Anderson: THERE WILL NOT
BE AN OFFICE IN THE PENTAGON BUT YOU CAN STILL CONTACT. REPORTERS AND BEEN WORKING
AT THE PENTAGON FOR YEARS. THERE ARE PEOPLE IN THE
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE WHO WANT TO TALK TO REPORTERS
FOR A VARIETY OF REASONS. IT’S VERY UNFORTUNATE THING. >> Stephen: WE HAVE TO TAKE
A QUICK BREAK. WE’LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH
MORE ANDERSON COOPER, EVERYBODY. STICK AROUND.

CNN’s Anderson Cooper comments on the Pentagon’s motivation for enacting strict new media rules and why his company and others are refusing to go along with them. Stick around for two more segments with Anderson Cooper and tune in October 30th for the premiere of his new streaming show, “All There Is, Live.”

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38 comments

  1. YouTube – The Chris Hedges Report – Meet the horror gaming community Meet the horror gaming community Drug Trafficking and Murder In the Special Forces (w/ Seth Harp)

  6. Holy fuck… Stephen still using the term prisoners for Palestinians? Anderson speaking about Hmas murdering people, "alleged" gang members but speaks nothing on how gangs of israeli civilians are still murdering and maiming Palestinians?
    Today, you made me glad you're cancelled 😂👋

  11. Problem these days is you guys belong to corporate entities and we live under capitalism, so really, how can you expect us to believe you?

  12. It makes sense when you know that the US is a captured operation. The gop and maga are the 5th column!

    Release the fucking EPSTEIN FILES, FFS!

  13. My narcissistic boss in my former Fortune 500 corporation used to fabricate identically ridiculous stories about people he wanted fired or sideline. Crazy.

  15. Interesting that Trump and Putin will meet in Hungary. I’m pretty sure Trump is following Orban’s model for dictatorship, the plans of which were given to Orban by Putin. Trump is implementing a sped up version.

    Why are Americans so blind?!

    Orban’s model to dismantle Hungary's democracy began by weakening Hungary's courts, filling them with loyalists. He then applied pressure on media companies, either turning them into state propaganda or putting them out of business. Then, says Political scientist Peter Kreko, “Orban took control over universities, appointing leaders loyal to him.”

    “This year, faced with an increasingly unified opposition in parliament that has rallied behind charismatic lawyer and politician Peter Magyar, Orban's attacks on media, civil society and freedom of assembly have gained momentum.”

    “Political scientist Peter Kreko says Orban focused on ridding Hungary of any institution capable of checking his power, and he says he sees similarities to how President Trump is carrying out his second term in office. The difference, says Kreko, is the pace at which Trump is operating. "I think Trump went further in two months than Orban could in 15 years," observes Kreko. "In the United States, it reminds me of a constitutional coup, where everything happens very rapidly."

    In public speeches, Trump has called Orban "fantastic," "respected" and said "nobody is a better leader" than the Hungarian prime minister. And Orban has boasted that his party has shared his strategies with Trump advisers.”

    "If the government in Hungary succeeds in banning a peaceful protest, that means that in the future they will be able to ban or restrict any other peaceful event, any other peaceful demonstration organized by [other] social groups.”

    Lots of insights for Americans in the recent history of Hungary.

    Read more at https://www.npr.org/2025/04/20/nx-s1-5338596/hungary-viktor-orban-democracy

  17. I guess trump thinks he can put us in lock down and control us. Ya can't out fox, THE fox. Has he ever Met US Americans???? ⚡ I don't think so. We don't like things being taken from us, we are pretty attached to 🗽 LIBERTY. Hint: you are spending OUR MONEY. We are the Boss, of the People, by the People, FOR the People. Remember???? 🐸🐸🐸✌️💙

  18. Good job to both gentlemen. It is also known as "harden not your heart" it will gives you great peace and joy to remain soft. The book Tear Soup is a grief that really help when my Mom passed. The Way of the Bull is excellent too. ~~ Cheers~~ Being whole beings in front of everyone is so helpful. Thank of doing a Helping the dudes show and include Michael Steel.

  19. I so very much appreciate Anderson Cooper speaking up on behalf of Pentagon/ NS reporters. That's not his beat, but it's so very important that the delicate balance between national security and the public's right to know (and decide what happens next) is maintained. It's genuinely a shame for all reporters (left and right and centre) that this horrible censorship has been applied to their ability to report. It's unacceptable, it's unconstitutional.

  28. Love them both! Don’t you think this is a Anderson Cooper. Stephen Colbert would be the greatest team for a new show?!

  31. Hey World…doesn't seem that Americans don't realize they are a fascist State yet? They seem to still think they're a liberal democracy.

  32. Anderson Cooper is slime. He has placated and normalized Trump insane talk for so long. They went on about Kamala's ethnicity for days, and he was part of that. Meanwhile Trump talks about Arnold Palmer in the shower and how Dems are stealing washing machines

  34. It's not as though reporters were adding themselves to group chats with discussions of imminent military strikes… oh, wait… maybe they're putting the rules on the wrong folks.

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