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While there may well not have been ethical intentions behind this removal (who knows), I think reporting to the press directly is probably better than reporting

While there may well not have been ethical intentions behind this removal (who knows), I think reporting to the press directly is probably better than reporting it to a government, so as to avoid giving the government a chance to cover things up.

wahnfrieden 1y ago
That’s next: https://www.democracynow.org/2025/9/22/headlines/trump_says_it_is_really_illegal_for_journalists_to_give_his_administration_negative_coverage https://www.democracynow.org/2025/9/22/headlines/trump_says_... > Trump Says It Is “Really Illegal” for Journalists to Give His Administration Negative Coverage https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/really-illegal-trump-ups-ante-radical-campaign-free-press-rcna232968 https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/really-i... > The president concluded that when coverage of someone is “bad” 97% of the time, “that’s no longer free speech.” > “They’ll take a great story and they’ll make it bad,” he told reporters, referring to media outlets. “See, I think that’s really illegal.”
- westmeal 1y ago
  This fuckin guy is honestly unbelievable.
- hulitu 1y ago
  > > Trump Says It Is “Really Illegal” for Journalists to Give His Administration Negative Coverage This is not far away from "defamation" in western world. I'm not siding with Trump here, but every western politician seem to think that he/she/it can do whatever he/she/it wants and every criticism must be regarded as defamation.
  - MangoToupe 1y ago
    Well, he's not talking about politicians, he's talking about reporting of his own behavior and actions.
  - deleted 1y ago
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  - kccoder 1y ago
    > but every western politician seem to think that he/she/it can do whatever he/she/it wants and every criticism must be regarded as defamation. Do you have sources for the apparently hundreds / thousands of defamation lawsuits brought by western politicians?

wahnfrieden 1y ago

That’s next: https://www.democracynow.org/2025/9/22/headlines/trump_says_it_is_really_illegal_for_journalists_to_give_his_administration_negative_coverage https://www.democracynow.org/2025/9/22/headlines/trump_says_... > Trump Says It Is “Really Illegal” for Journalists to Give His Administration Negative Coverage https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/really-illegal-trump-ups-ante-radical-campaign-free-press-rcna232968 https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/really-i... > The president concluded that when coverage of someone is “bad” 97% of the time, “that’s no longer free speech.” > “They’ll take a great story and they’ll make it bad,” he told reporters, referring to media outlets. “See, I think that’s really illegal.”

westmeal 1y ago
This fuckin guy is honestly unbelievable.
hulitu 1y ago
> > Trump Says It Is “Really Illegal” for Journalists to Give His Administration Negative Coverage This is not far away from "defamation" in western world. I'm not siding with Trump here, but every western politician seem to think that he/she/it can do whatever he/she/it wants and every criticism must be regarded as defamation.
- MangoToupe 1y ago
  Well, he's not talking about politicians, he's talking about reporting of his own behavior and actions.
- deleted 1y ago
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- kccoder 1y ago
  > but every western politician seem to think that he/she/it can do whatever he/she/it wants and every criticism must be regarded as defamation. Do you have sources for the apparently hundreds / thousands of defamation lawsuits brought by western politicians?