....... cited leaders in Egypt, Venezuela, Russia and Turkey who routinely accumulated new powers “by marginalizing the independent media.†The aim of such denigration, he said, is to inoculate the administration from legitimate criticisms by delegitimizing the media.Trump accuses media of making up sources“Such a framework is familiar in authoritarian countries where the media is undermined, marginalized and attacked,†he said. “It’s very, very troubling. It sets a terrible example for the rest of the world.â€Trump himself has said he considers the media to be a more prominent foe for him than the Democratic Party, and he often roused his crowds to rain boos on journalists assembled at his campaign rallies. He routinely used his Twitter account and the lectern to attack particular reporters by name. Even the more mild-mannered Mike Pence jumped in on the attacks, lambasting the media in his stump speech for allegedly being in cahoots with the Clinton campaign.THIS MOVE IS AN ATTEMPT BY A WEAK MAN WHO CAN NOT HANDLE CRITICISM. It is beneath the president of the United States. This won't fly in the United States. We have a history of protecting our citizens freedom. This is who were are. Trying to limit freedom of the press, trying to control the message will back fire in this country.
DiscoGary wrote:
Where is it written that anyone can get into a press conference? If there's not enough room for everyone then the less credible "news" organizations should be left out.
That would leave CNN, NYT, LAT, and Politico on the outside looking in. They are nothing but raging left wing propaganda outlets. Screw-em!
They can write their lies without Trump's help.
I hope this really happened.