“This hateful and constant and violent rhetoric directed at President Trump, day after day after day for 11 years, has helped to legitimize this violence and bring us to this dark moment,” said White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt last week.
. . . "Trump’s anger against the media has intensified in recent weeks as coverage of the war in Iran and Americans’ views of the economy have painted a dour picture for his party ahead of the midterms. Jones is not the only CNN figure to take a beating from the president; the network’s White House correspondent Kaitlan Collins is a frequent target of his insults.
"In February, the president made headlines with a comment to Collins many perceived as sexist. During a White House event, Trump responded to a question from Collins by claiming he’d never “seen [her] smile”.
"Democrats on Capitol Hill frequently accuse the president of using authoritarian tactics and methods, including the efforts of the FCC under his administration to punish media companies including CBS and ABC. In recent days, he has renewed his efforts to pressure ABC into firing Jimmy Kimmel, his likely last remaining vocal critic among the broadcast late-night hosts after CBS announced that Stephen Colbert’s show would come to an end this year." . . .
No comments:
Post a Comment