![]() ![]() ![]() We’ll keep this list updated since, unfortunately, we don’t expect them to stop. TRUMP BLOGO FREEFrom the most powerful perch on the planet, he has continued to wage attacks on the free press, further revealing his authoritarian impulses and disdain for the First Amendment.īelow we provide a running list of attacks that the president has made on the press since assuming office. This onslaught didn’t stop once Trump assumed the presidency. “And some of them are such lying, disgusting people.” ![]() “I would never kill them but I do hate them,” he said of reporters. He vowed to sue women who reported incidents of sexual harassment and assault, along with the outlets that covered their accounts, and threatened a lawsuit against a Hispanic journalist group for calling out his bigoted remarks. Trump the candidate also blacklisted reporters and entire news outlets from campaign events, referred to journalists as “scum” and “slime,” and mocked a reporter for having a disability. “We’re going to have people sue you like you’ve never got sued before,” he promised. As a presidential candidate, he told supporters he would “open up our libel laws” to sue journalists. His administration has also proposed to dramatically limit the right to protest near the White House and on the National Mall.Īnd Trump has made it very clear that he doesn’t stand for the freedom of the press. He has attempted to silence and marginalize his critics by forcing staff, and even interns, to sign unconstitutional non-disclosure agreements and revoking, or threatening to revoke, the security clearances of former administration officials. Trump has mocked the First Amendment’s right to freedom of religion by calling for a ban on Muslims from entering the country and criticized those who believe in the freedom of speech as “foolish people.” He has endorsed attacks on protesters and the imprisonment of people who burn the flag. This post is periodically updated with new attacks on the media by the president.ĭonald Trump has pledged to defend the Constitution - even an article that doesn’t exist - but he can’t seem to lay off that pesky First Amendment. ![]()
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