Orange Man Donald Trump has
announced he did not like what the Washington Post had to say about him so he
is banning Washington Post reporters from Trump campaign events. Here we are in
a free society with first amendment rights and freedom of expression but if the Orange
Man does not like what you write, you are out.
The Orange Man has banned various other media outlets and reporters over
the last year, including:
Washington Post
Politico
Huffington
Post
BuzzFeed
Gawker
Foreign
Policy
Fusion,
Univision
Mother
Jones
New
Hampshire Union Leader
Des Moines
Register
Daily Beast
He is also in a fight with the Morning Joe crew,
Washington Post Executive Editor Martin Baron has said that Trump’s action “is
nothing less than a repudiation of the role of a free and independent press.”
Trump wants to 'open up' libel laws so he can sue media and
collect money. Here is an article from
Politico on 2/26/16:
Donald Trump said on Friday he plans to change libel
laws in the United States so that he can have an easier time suing news
organizations.
During a rally in Fort Worth, Texas, Trump began his
usual tirade against newspapers such as The New York Times and The Washington
Post, saying they're "losing money" and are "dishonest."
The Republican presidential candidate then took a different turn, suggesting
that when he's president they'll "have problems."
"One of the things I'm going to do
if I win, and I hope we do and we're certainly leading. I'm going to open up
our libel laws so when they write purposely negative and horrible and false
articles, we can sue them and win lots of money. We're going to open up those
libel laws. So when The New York Times writes a hit piece which is a total
disgrace or when The Washington Post, which is there for other reasons, writes
a hit piece, we can sue them and win money instead of having no chance of
winning because they're totally protected," Trump said.
Can you imagine if
Trump had to pay something every time he told a lie or half-truth? The Orange Man may have to sell his plane
Trump ally Roger Stone said that a Trump
administration ought to shut CNN down because they peddle propaganda and censor
reporting that does not suit their narrative. According to Stone,"When Donald Trump is president,
he should turn off their FCC license. They’re not a news organization; they’re
about censorship.”
So there you have it, if the Orange Man is elected
president there will be a true threat to freedom of press.
Pretty scary stuff
if you ask me.
Donald Trump stuff just gets better and better- or worse and worse.
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