I fear for freedom of the press under a second Donald Trump administration | Margaret Sullivan
We must fear for freedom of the press under a second Donald Trump administration. Just consider what we already know
Back in early 2016, as Donald Trump ran for president, he issued a warning that sent a chill down the spines of journalists and press advocates.
After ranting about the New York Times and the Washington Post at a Texas campaign rally, Trump predicted that traditional news organizations would have big problems if he were elected. He planned to “open up” the libel laws, so that “when they write purposely negative and horrible and false articles, we can sue them and win lots of money”.
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