Retired Navy admiral: Trump's remark about media 'the greatest threat to democracy'

[babylonsister]

http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/320763-retired-navy-admiral-trumps-remark-that-news-media-is-the-enemy

Retired Navy admiral: Trump's remark about media 'the greatest threat to democracy'
By Paulina Firozi - 02/23/17 07:29 AM EST


Will McRaven, a retired U.S. Navy admiral and University of Texas system chancellor, is pushing back on President Trump’s description of the media as “the enemy of the American people.”

Speaking to a communications college at UT-Austin on Tuesday, McRaven praised the work of the press as necessary to hold others accountable, according to reports.

“We must challenge this statement and this sentiment that the news media is the enemy of the American people,” McRaven said. “This sentiment may be the greatest threat to democracy in my lifetime.”

Last week, Trump tweeted that the “FAKE NEWS media (failing @nytimes, @CNN, @NBCNews and many more) is not my enemy, it is the enemy of the American people! SICK!”

McRaven, who advised former presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama and oversaw the mission that killed Osama bin Laden, has previously pushed back against Trump's ideas, most recently releasing a statement opposing his immigration order.

“I believe that the talent, energy, and ideas flowing into the United States of America — and to UT System institutions — from countries around the world are among our greatest strengths,” McRaven said in a statement last month. “The men and women who show up at our shores and our doors — ready to study, work, and participate — make us stronger, smarter, more competitive, and more attuned to the rest of the globe.”

“I would hope that my commitment to our nation’s security cannot be questioned,” he added. “I stand behind our nation’s efforts to ensure all our citizens are free from the threat that terrorism can bring to our shores.”

http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/320763-retired-navy-admiral-trumps-remark-that-news-media-is-the-enemy

[pangaia]

1. As terrible as what he said is, if the media does not do their job, there is a certain truth to it..

..of course, not in the way he means...

[babylonsister]

2. I've been impressed with the media lately. They seem to

have finally realized how dangerous this guy is. I see it covered nightly and am heartened by that.

[pangaia]

3. I agree with you.

I just hope they do not pull the old standby 180...... when it is time to shift directions when the clicks start slowing down....