Tag: Trump attack on the first amendment

In Economic Warning Signals, Trump Sees Signs of a Conspiracy

New York Times logoPresident Trump, confronting perhaps the most ominous economic signs of his time in office, has unleashed what is by now a familiar response: lashing out at what he believes is a conspiracy of forces arrayed against him.

He has insisted that his own handpicked Federal Reserve chair, Jerome H. Powell, is intentionally acting against him. He has said other countries, including allies, are working to hurt American economic interests. And he has accused the news media of trying to create a recession.

“The Fake News Media is doing everything they can to crash the economy because they think that will be bad for me and my re-election,” Mr. Trump tweeted last week. “The problem they have is that the economy is way too strong and we will soon be winning big on Trade, and everyone knows that, including China!”

View the complete August 18 article by Maggie Haberman on The New York Times website here.

Trump lashes out at Washington Post over reporting: ‘Presidential Harassment!’

The Hill logoPresident Donald Trump on Sunday lashed out The Washington Post over its reporting on his attacks against a group of minority congresswomen, calling it an example of “Presidential Harassment.”

“The Washington Post Story, about my speech in North Carolina and tweet, with its phony sources who do not exist, is Fake News,” Trump tweeted, referring to a rally in North Carolina his campaign held last week. “The only thing people were talking about is the record setting crowd and the tremendous enthusiasm, far greater than the Democrats. You’ll see in 2020!”

“Presidential Harassment!” Trump added in a separate tweet, before tweeting “MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN” in a subsequent one.

View the complete July 21 article by Justin Wise on The Hill website here.

White House Correspondents’ Association condemns attack on journalist at Trump rally

A man is restrained after shoving a BBC cameraman during a rally for President Trump in El Paso. Credit: Eric Gay, AP Photo

The White House Correspondents’ Association called on President Donald Trump on Tuesday to make it clear to his supporters that violence against journalists is unacceptable, following an attack on a BBC cameraman at the president’s rally the previous evening.

Olivier Knox, the president of the association, said in a statement that the organization “condemns the physical attack on our colleague at the president’s rally in El Paso, Texas.”

“We are relieved that, this time, no one was seriously hurt,” he said. “The president of the United States should make absolutely clear to his supporters that violence against reporters is unacceptable.”

View the complete February 12 article by Rebecca Morin on the Politico website here.

White House threatening to again pull Acosta press credentials: CNN

The White House is threatening to again pull CNN correspondent Jim Acosta’s press credentials after a court-ordered temporary restoration expires at the end of the month, the network reported late Sunday.

“Friday’s court ruling means that a temporary restraining order is in effect for 14 days. But [White House] officials sent Acosta a letter stating that his press pass is set to be suspended again once the restraining order expires,” reported CNN senior media correspondent Brian Stelter.

CNN argued in a statement provided to Stelter that the action would threaten “all journalists and news organizations.”

View the complete November 19 article by Joe Concha on The Hill website here.

Judge orders White House to reinstate Acosta’s press credentials

A federal judge on Friday ordered the Trump administration to reinstate press credentials for Jim Acosta, CNN’s chief White House correspondent.

U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly, who was appointed to the bench by President Trump, granted CNN’s request to restore the press pass for Acosta, giving him regular access to the White House grounds to cover events and press conferences.

“I want to emphasize the very limited nature of this ruling,” Kelly said Friday in granting the temporary restraining order in favor of CNN.

View the complete November 16 article by Lydia Wheeler on The Hill website here.

White House suspends press pass of CNN’s Jim Acosta after his testy exchange with Trump

A video tweeted by White House press secretary Sarah Sanders of CNN reporter Jim Acosta is seen alongside the original feed aired by C-Span. (Adriana Usero/The Washington Post)

The White House suspended the press credentials of CNN reporter Jim Acosta on Wednesday, hours after President Trump took issue with questions Acosta asked at a news conference.

The move to punish Acosta by removing his access to the White House is believed to be unprecedented. The Trump administration barred another CNN reporter from attending an open media event in July but until now has not gone as far as removing a credential, known as a “hard pass,” which enables a journalist to enter the White House grounds.

Press secretary Sarah Sanders cited Acosta’s brief confrontation with a White House press aide during Trump’s midday news conference as the reason for suspending his press pass “until further notice.”

View the complete November 8 article by Amy B. Wang and Paul Farhi on The Washington Post website here.

Want to Know More About: Trump’s Treatment of Journalists

Alisyn Camerota: “Amid The Brett Kavanaugh Controversy President Trump Is Under Scrutiny For His Treatment Of Female Journalists.” ALISYN CAMEROTA: “Well, amid the Brett Kavanaugh controversy president Trump is under scrutiny for his treatment of female journalists. Watch this exchange yesterday with ABC’s Cecilia Vega.” [New Day. CNN, 10/2/18; Video]

Margaret Talev: “The Optics Of It Are Seemingly Unfortunate For The President Given, Again, The Moment That We Are Talking About Is A Moment In Which One Of His Judicial Nominees Is Being Questioned About His Respect For Women, You Know, 30 Years Ago.” MARGARET TALEV: “I think it’s entirely possible, entirely plausible that if the first questioner had been a man asking the question he would have gotten exactly the same sort of treatment. The optics of it are seemingly unfortunate for the president given, again, the moment that we are talking about is a moment in which one of his judicial nominees is being questioned about his respect for women, you know, 30 years ago.” [New Day. CNN, 10/2/18; Video]

‘Totally dishonest’: Trump asserts only he can be trusted over opponents and ‘fake news’

The following article by Ashley Parker was posted on the Washington Post website August 30, 2018:

President Trump criticized the media, calling many reports “fake news” at a rally on Aug. 2 in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. (The Washington Post)

Over roughly the past day, President Trump has decried the “totally dishonest” media, with its “fake news” and “fake books.” He has argued that Google is biased against conservatives. And he has accused NBC News of “fudging” the tape of an interview with him that has been available online for more than a year.

The president has even declared there is no chaos in his White House, which he claimed is a “ ‘smooth running machine’ with changing parts,” despite the tumult that emanates almost daily from within its walls.

Trump’s assertions — all on Twitter, some false, some without clear evidence — come just over nine weeks before the midterm elections that could help determine his fate, and they are bound by one unifying theme: All of his perceived opponents are peddling false facts and only Trump can be trusted.

View the complete article here.

Man threatened to kill Boston Globe reporters, called them ‘enemy of the people’

The following article by Luke Barnes was posted on the ThinkProgress.org website August 30, 2018:

Robert Chain allegedly also had an arsenal of weapons.

A 68-year-old California man has been arrested by the FBI for making repeated threatening phone calls against staff of the Boston Globe in which he said he would kill them and labeled them “the enemy of the people.”

Robert Chain, from Encino, California, began calling the Globe’s office on August 10th, after the newspaper announced that it was partnering with dozens of other media outlets across the country to launch a coordinated editorial response to President Trump’s repeated political attacks on the media.

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BREAKING / NBC News: The FBI has arrested Robert Chain, 68, from Encino, California for threats they say he made to The Boston Globe following their recent editorial about the press.

Chain allegedly referred to the Boston Globe as “the enemy of the people” in phone calls.

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NBC News: According to the criminal complaint Chain threatened to travel to The Boston Globe and kill newspaper employees.

Here’s what the FBI says is a transcript of one of his recorded calls: pic.twitter.com/XDNu2rDTSE

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According to the criminal complaint, Chain made approximately 12 calls in a week, in which he repeatedly threatened the workers at the Globe. “We are going to shoot you motherfuckers in the head, you Boston Globe cocksuckers,” Chain allegedly said on August 13th. “Shoot every fucking one of you.” Chain also repeatedly referred to the Globe as “the enemy of the people” and promised to continually harass and threaten the Globe “as long as you keep attacking the President, the duly elected President of the United States.”

View the complete article here.

Free Press Gets a Boost With Senate Resolution Declaring It Is Not the Enemy

The following  article by Niels Lesniewski was posted on the Roll Call website August 16, 2018:

Action comes on same day newspapers coordinate on free press message

Sen. Brian Schatz of Hawaii is leading a resolution to defend press freedoms. Credit: Tom Williams, CQ Roll Call file photo

The Senate on Thursday went on record declaring “that the press is not the enemy of the people” — a rebuke to President Donald Trump, who declares the opposite on a regular basis.

Senators adopted by unanimous consent a resolution from Democratic Sen. Brian Schatz of Hawaii and Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer of New York to declare the Senate’s support for a free press and the First Amendment protections afforded to journalists.

The resolution text was released the same day 350 newspapers ran editorials designed to push back on Trump’s criticisms of the media.

View the complete article here.