deanrd
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Except for Fox.How can people continue to support this guy? Can you think of any other historical figures that wanted to silence anyone that talked ill of them...?
""With all of the Fake News coming out of NBC and the Networks, at what point is it appropriate to challenge their License? Bad for country!" Mr Trump wrote in a tweet."
Donald Trump threatens to shut down NBC and other TV news networks that criticise him
James Madison and Thomas Jefferson said that the free press was a key element in having a true democracy.
"I am... for freedom of the press, and against all violations of the Constitution to silence by force and not by reason the complaints or criticisms, just or unjust, of our citizens against the conduct of their agents." --Thomas Jefferson to Elbridge Gerry, 1799. ME 10:78
Jefferson on Politics & Government: Freedom of the Press
Fox News Sued for the Right to Lie
Trump Told Fox News to Frame Dems for Seth Rich Murder, Lawsuit Claims
Fox News coordinated with White House on false story, lawsuit says