At 100-day mark, Hegseth's Pentagon has given one formal news briefing, far less than predecessors
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Washington — Forty-five days into a U.S. air campaign against Iranian-backed Houthis, American forces have hit more than 1,000 targets in Yemen. Yet, despite promises from Trump administration officials to run "the most transparent Defense Department in history," the Pentagon has held just one formal briefing in the first 100 days of President Trump's second term.
"In line with the secretary's vision to make this the most transparent Department of Defense in history, I gave you my personal commitment to make these briefings more routine," said top Pentagon public affairs aide Sean Parnell on March 17, during the only formal briefing conducted so far.
During the same period, the White House and State Department have held 18 and 13 briefings, respectively, as of April 28.
