Tag: dictatorship

In December, Spicer said barring media access is what a ‘dictatorship’ does. Today, he barred media access.

The following article by Philip Bump was posted on the Washington Post website February 24, 2017:

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White House press secretary Sean Spicer barred reporters from several large media outlets from participating in a scheduled press briefing Friday. Two months ago, in a panel discussion, he insisted that open access for the media is “what makes a democracy a democracy versus a dictatorship.” Continue reading “In December, Spicer said barring media access is what a ‘dictatorship’ does. Today, he barred media access.”

McCain: We Need a Free Press

The following article was posted on the TrumpAccountable.org website February 19, 2017:


John McCain spoke with NBC’s Chuck Todd on Meet The Press about the importance of a free press in response to a tweet by the president that called out the press as “the enemy of the American people.” While he was careful not to call Donald Trump a dictator, McCain bluntly said that history shows that one of the first things that dictators do when taking power is to marginalize or suppress the free press. Continue reading “McCain: We Need a Free Press”