Oliver Darcy

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3,279 appearances 16 recordings 1 series first heard Jan 2025 last heard 4 Sep

Oliver Darcy’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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The Don Lemon Show · HOT TOPICS | The Media Defies Hegseth, Too Little Too Late? - October 15th, 2025 · 15 Oct 2025 podcast

So it's possible that P. Hegseth thinks that eliminating the press will allow him to basically disseminate a government narrative that's not challenged. voice-verified

I think actually, Don, they're making a big mistake. voice-verified

I think this is actually going to backfire considerably. voice-verified

If I were P. Hegseth giving him PR advice, I would tell him you actually want the reporters in the Pentagon. voice-verified

talking to your government-approved spokespeople, allowing them to interface, get to know each other, and they're going to have a little bit more sway, perhaps, because they're going to be developing a rapport with the reporters. voice-verified

And when they call them and say, hey, you actually got the story wrong, or we think this is unfair, they might actually listen. voice-verified

But voice-verified

kicking the reporters out is just going to result in them doubling down. voice-verified

Reporters generally don't get information by walking around the Pentagon. voice-verified

That's not how it works. voice-verified

Usually it's all on the phone, right? voice-verified

People are messaging their sources from inside the Pentagon, sure, but probably they can do the exact same thing when they're outside the Pentagon. voice-verified

And so I'm not sure this is going to stem any leaks. voice-verified

I think it's just going to rile up the press. voice-verified

And I think it's going to make it so that there's no rapport between voice-verified

the Pentagon spokespeople and the journalists who are covering them. voice-verified

And I think if you're Pete Hegseth, that's the one thing you want is them to at least understand who they're dealing with. voice-verified

And so I think this is a mistake for a lot of reasons. voice-verified

One, because it doesn't benefit him at all, but also given the press freedom issue at stake as well. voice-verified

Yeah, that's what's happening today. voice-verified

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