As Twitchy told you, this morning, Donald Trump once again took to Twitter to go after one of his favorite targets: the media. He’s certainly gotten some rough treatment from the MSM since clinching the GOP nomination last year, but if he’s looking for sympathy, this is the wrong way to get it:
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!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 11, 2017
That’s an indisputably awful take right there.
NBC’s “license” is the Constitution. https://t.co/VkwKGUQ7LR
— Jonah Goldberg (@JonahDispatch) October 11, 2017
It is never appropriate nor Constitutional to challenge broadcast licenses on basis of content. Period. Next question. https://t.co/BBeq0DD2uQ
— Hugh Hewitt (@hughhewitt) October 11, 2017
This is not about politics. This is about the first Amendment! I may disagree with #NBC but I stand for their right. #1stAmendment https://t.co/y0HLNjlb7N
— Glenn Beck (@glennbeck) October 11, 2017
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) October 11, 2017
https://twitter.com/molratty/status/918116052738957313
Never, since we have this thing called the First Amendment. https://t.co/OH1czDBXM0
— Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) October 11, 2017
No dear Trump I didn't escape Venezuela to have another clown threatening to shut down the press here as well. America is better than that. https://t.co/cwoT40QFB8
— Liss Kron #NeverPartisan (@libertylatina) October 11, 2017
https://twitter.com/sevenlayercake/status/918170606138470401
https://twitter.com/RealKiraDavis/status/918167720666873857
Progressive luminary Ezra Klein was also outraged at Trump’s rather threatening tone:
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https://twitter.com/ezraklein/status/918149085647003649
Threatening the media, whose freedom is enshrined in our Constitution, is certainly something an authoritarian would do. But it’s hard not to feel like Klein’s outrage is somewhat ironic considering the MSM’s nonchalance toward executive overreach when the executive doing the overreach has a (D) by his name.
It always takes a Republican President to inspire the Left to embrace limited Federal power, the Constitution and separation of powers. https://t.co/jcxsrrkL61
— Chad Felix Greene (@chadfelixg) October 11, 2017
Trump’s flirtation with authoritarianism should most definitely be called out. But don’t pretend certain presidents weren’t flirting with authoritarianism before he took the White House.
https://twitter.com/TheOpulentAmish/status/918150826157154304
https://twitter.com/joshuasharf/status/918154647293935616
Authoritarianism is always bad — and intellectual honesty is always good. Simple as that.
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