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Authoritarians hate journalists:

WaPo article: White House bans four journalists from covering Trump-Kim dinner because of shouted questions washingtonpost.com/politics/white…

Video I made just 2 days ago: Journalism is not a crime

Trump’s incitement vs journalists & media has inspired & emboldened authoritarians around the world. From “fake news” accusations to kicking out & barring journalists for “shouted questions” i.e. for doing their job. Journalism is not a crime. Authoritarians hate journalists.
I wrote this about what it’s like to be a journalist under authoritarianism. This is what Trump wants. He has dictator envy. Authoritarians hate journalists.
And understand: the worse things get for Trump - e.g. the Michael Cohen testimony - the more Trump’s dictator envy will get. And the worse his attacks against journalists will be. Those of us who have covered authoritarians can tell you this.
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