The White House lifted its media lid and summoned reporters back to the briefing room immediately during the reporting window from 10:46 PM to 11:45 PM UTC on December 14, 2025, amid reports of an impending address to the nation by President Donald Trump, according to an X post by @nicksortor citing @PenguinSix. Pete Hegseth stated on X, "Every day is. But especially today. We’re on it," quoting SecWar's post, "Today would be a great day to kill some terrorists," during the same period, as shared in Hegseth's post. This rare White House move to lift the lid follows an earlier summons of reporters and lifting of media restrictions around 6:45 PM UTC on December 14, as previously reported by @PenguinSix. The actions occur amid ongoing U.S. military aircraft movements toward the Caribbean and Venezuelan Air Force activities reported earlier on December 14.
