Obama never used Stalinist rhetoric. Trump seems to use it on are a regular basis.There is a reason a free press was in the first amendment to the Constitution, Unfortunately, we have mindless followers of a Trumpist ideology that does not want truth and does not want contradictory news to their beliefs but do want a single news source preferably from a leader they will question without thought.
Putanism and Trumpism are on the rise on the right. Ironically, these folks who side with Trumpist attacks on the free press often protest how they love the Constitution. The reality is they despise the Constitution and all it stands for.
The "enemy of the people" slogan was a favorite of Stalin. I don't think it is any surprise it has been co-opted by Trump and Trumpist. A totalitarian regime is what they truly desire. They just don't have the balls to admit it.
Interesting...Barack Obama used the IRS and his Justice Department against his political opposition and the press and you on the left sat on your hands. Now you're accusing Trump of being the second coming of Stalin when he's done nothing like that?
Obama used Stalinist TACTICS against his opponents, John...forget about "rhetoric"! Has Trump ever used the IRS against his opponents? Has Trump used his Justice Department to spy on reporters? Do you on the left really not grasp the differences between how Barack Obama abused power while he was in office and how Trump has not?