> As it is, we’re in a situation where even the speech of the POTUS is beholdent to corporate censors. We've always been in that situation. Aside from the pres

> As it is, we’re in a situation where even the speech of the POTUS is beholdent to corporate censors. We've always been in that situation. Aside from the presidential alert system there is no government-controlled communication channel from the president to individuals, and there never has been. It's always been up to citizens to inform themselves of governmental goings-on. Finally, the president of the United States is a citizen holding a political office. No more, no less. The sitting president deserves no special treatment in a country of equals. If a citizen breaks the rules of common decency then fellow citizens are less likely to repeat those words for others to hear.