Rick Weiland, TakeItBack.Org - Trump’s assault on journalism is a dire threat to democratic freedoms. Trump and his allies are intensifying efforts to undermine the free press -- a cornerstone of democracy.
Trump’s FCC Chair Brendan Carr has threatened to revoke ABC’s broadcast license for fact-checking Trump during his debate; NBC’s broadcast license for airing an Saturday Night Live episode with Kamala Harris; and CBS’s broadcast license for the standard journalistic practice of editing a 60 Minutes interview with Harris.
Meanwhile, Elon Musk and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene also continue to attack PBS and NPR. Musk says he’s “gunning” for NPR, while Greene has demanded the heads of these “so-called ‘media’ outlets” testify before her DOGE subcommittee. She wants to know why PBS implied Musk made a “fascist salute” at Trump’s inauguration, when all he did was slap his right hand to his chest before thrusting it up and out in a “Heil Hitler” gesture. Twice. Carr has also called for Congress to defund NPR and PBS, and House Republicans have taken up the charge with new legislation.Trump is also harassing CBS News with a gargantuan lawsuit intended to chill freedom of the press by putting billions of dollars on the line.
In October 2024, Trump filed a $10 billion lawsuit against CBS News, which he increased in February 2025 to $20 billion, over their editing of the 60 Minutes Kamala Harris interview...
Allowing Trump and his allies to dominate information channels and suppress independent voices threatens the principles upon which our democracy is built.
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