'Spare me': CNN's Abby Phillip clashes with GOP pundits over new press restrictions

CNN's Abby Phillip clashed with GOP strategist Kristen Davison and MAGA podcast host Ben Ferguson on Tuesday night over Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's new press policy, which nearly every media outlet that covers the Department of Defense has refused to adopt.

The new policy, which goes into effect on Wednesday, requires media outlets not to publish information that hasn't been cleared by the Department of Defense and to turn over their press badges within 24 hours. Davison and Ferguson argued that the media has been unfair to conservatives recently, thus requiring the department to make a change.

Davison claimed that people in the media had intentionally misrepresented the importance of Trump's deal with Israel and Hamas.

Phillip shot back, arguing that journalists correct their work when errors are made.

"Peoplein the media don't say thatwe're infallible," Phillip said. "We're notgod. We makemistakesand we correct them. That isactually how journalism works."

Ferguson claimed that there are too many journalists who spread propaganda for Democrats.

"Conservatives don't have anyproblem with people masqueradingas journalists and batting forone team," Phillip said. "That happensevery single day, and you aretotally fine with it. So I spareme on that part."