Carl Bernstein: Trump's Tweet Not Just Anti-CNN, But 'Anti-Freedom of the Press,' He Wants Lapdogs!

[DonViejo]

by Josh Feldman | 12:05 pm, July 2nd, 2017

CNN’s Reliable Sources opened this morning with a rather timely discussion of President Trump‘s anti-media attacks, following the President tweeting a fan-made video of him literally fighting back against CNN.

After Brian Stelter wondered whether Republican leaders will actually speak out against these tweets, Carl Bernstein said the new tweet is “not just anti-CNN, it’s anti-freedom of the press, it’s anti-freedom of speech.”

New York Magazine correspondent Olivia Nuzzi said the tweet is just the latest example of memes going from places like InfoWars and Reddit to the President of the United States’ Twitter feed.

CNN commentator Ben Ferguson pushed back a bit and said it was a “humorous” tweet that didn’t imply violence.

“Everybody knows that wrestling is fake,” he added.

Stelter pointed out that so many people in the press get threats on a daily basis, but Ferguson said everyone keeps trying to make this into a “bigger story” than it really is.

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[C_U_L8R]

1. How about a global one-day boycott of Twitter

A day without Twitter is like a day without Trump. Some folks need reminding that we-the-people are who make the world go 'round.

[The Blue Flower]

2. President Camacho needs to have his twitter account shut down

How long until we're all drinking Brawndo? It has electrolytes!