Thank you to all the members of the press who broadcasted, took photos, reported and provided a historical record of the mayhem today at the Capitol—in the face of mob violence, death threats, hatred and years of contempt inflamed by a deranged conman.
The scapegoating of the press is one of the most heinous behaviors of Donald Trump. It’s the fascist playbook, delegitimizing the institutions of accountability.
“...the Trump presidency’s unprecedented hostility toward the press...[includes when he] habitually attacked the news media in rallies, responses to reporters’ questions, and many hundreds of tweets...”
“an Orwellian barrage of dehumanizing language about the purpose of the job, people who do the job & the organizations that employ them...a continuing assault on a free press—and on the public’s right to know & the public’s understanding of the role of the press in a democracy.”
(Frank Sesno, former news anchor who directs George Washington University’s School of Media and Public Affairs)
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Wow. Imagine doubling your revenue in one year like this.
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