Elie Mystal, Nation - Donald Trump is a clear and present danger to the freedom of the press. He tells his violent and rabid supporters that the media is an “enemy of the people,” sues news outlets over coverage he doesn’t like, and constantly threatens to change the laws to limit freedom of the press. Still, for all of his rhetorical bluster and real legal aggression, he is not the greatest danger to the press. That dystopian honor goes to the people who own the press themselves.
In December, ABC News settled a defamation lawsuit brought by Trump, agreeing to offer a written apology and make a $15 million “charitable contribution” to Trump’s future presidential foundation and museum. The settlement was rightly viewed as a major legal victory for the grifter in chief, but it also, and more crucially, represented a massive failure by a news media that is simply unwilling to defend itself against Trump’s attacks.
Wall Street Journal - Call it MAGA lite. For example, 53% want Trump to make significant
changes in how government is run. But more than 60% oppose the idea of
replacing thousands of career civil-service workers with people chosen
by the president. Separately, Trump told Senate Republicans that he was ready to bypass Congress on border restrictions and tariffs, according to people who attended the meeting.
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