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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTrump to order federal agencies to drop N.Y. Times, Washington Post subscriptions
WASHINGTON President Donald Trump has had it with the New York Times and the Washington Post. The White House is preparing to instruct federal agencies not to renew their subscriptions to the newspapers.
White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham is describing the move as a cost-saving measure.
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Trump to order federal agencies to drop N.Y. Times, Washington Post subscriptions (Original Post)
kpete
Oct 2019
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hlthe2b
(102,333 posts)1. What a petulant pissant.
Kablooie
(18,637 posts)2. He's afraid that federal employees might read details about his crimes.
Gidney N Cloyd
(19,846 posts)3. We should start a fund to pay for renewing subscriptions.
spanone
(135,858 posts)4. next he'll only have fox on every federal TV
greatauntoftriplets
(175,748 posts)5. When do they start burning books?
StarryNite
(9,458 posts)6. Cost saving?! Really?
More like trying to save the orange POS's a$$!
keithbvadu2
(36,870 posts)7. So that 43% of republicans would approve a democrat shutting down Fox news?
https://www.democraticunderground.com/10142128590
Freedom of the press may be guaranteed in the Constitution. But a plurality of Republicans want to give President Trump the authority to close down certain news outlets, according to a new public opinion survey conducted by Ipsos and provided exclusively to The Daily Beast.
So that 43% of republicans would approve a democrat shutting down Fox news?
https://www.thedailybeast.com/new-poll-43-of-republicans-want-to-give-trump-the-power-to-shut-down-media?via=twitter_page
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What if Clump declares a national emergency and takes SNL off air?
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100211830112
Freedom of the press may be guaranteed in the Constitution. But a plurality of Republicans want to give President Trump the authority to close down certain news outlets, according to a new public opinion survey conducted by Ipsos and provided exclusively to The Daily Beast.
So that 43% of republicans would approve a democrat shutting down Fox news?
https://www.thedailybeast.com/new-poll-43-of-republicans-want-to-give-trump-the-power-to-shut-down-media?via=twitter_page
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What if Clump declares a national emergency and takes SNL off air?
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100211830112