Trump's war on the press: legal threats and commands to 'kill' media protections

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

56% : Trump has since nominated several authors of the plan to his cabinet.
55% : "With many purportedly concerned about how Trump may impact our free press, it is unthinkable to allow a bill with as much bipartisan support as the PRESS Act to wither away and die," said Chip Gibbons, policy director with Defending Rights & Dissent.
44% : Trump wrote on Truth Social.
43% : On Wednesday, Trump demanded that congressional Republicans block a bipartisan bill intended to safeguard confidential sources, what civil rights groups have called the most significant measure for press freedoms in modern history.
33% : Carr will "dismantle the censorship cartel and restore free speech rights for everyday Americans," Trump said in a statement announcing Carr in his administration.
28% : "Clayton Weimers, executive director of Reporters without Borders US, invoked Trump's "make America great again" slogan in his defense of a free press.
27% : Trump did not give a reason.
26% : "Republicans have characterized attempts to block out hate speech and dangerously false claims as a fight against free speech intended to shut out right-wing views, a campaign that Musk and Trump have made central to their respective agendas.
23% : In his first term, Trump proposed dramatic cuts to public media funding, which was ultimately blocked by Congress but signaled his readiness to make deep and devastating cuts that would upend local news and public broadcasters that depend on federal dollars.
20% : In the weeks between, Trump suggested that the broadcast licenses for major news networks should be revoked.
18% : "During his 2024 campaign, Trump sued ABC News host George Stephanopoulos for making "patently and demonstrably false" statements that the former president was found liable for rape in E Jean Carroll's defamation trial.
16% : Days before Election Day, Trump sued CBS News for $10 billion, alleging that the network deceptively edited an interview with his rival Kamala Harris to unlawfully influence the election.
12% : Trump spent his three campaigns and first four years in office raging against a free press he calls "fake news" and the "enemy of the people."

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