Free Press

DELUSIONAL: Trump Thinks He Won a Lawsuit Against the Associated Press that He Actually Lost

Posted by on October 6, 2025 at 8:05 am. 1 Comments :

Concern abut the noticeably deteriorating mental acuity of Donald Trump has been an active topic of discussion for months (years?). And since his reoccupation of the White House this year, it has only accelerated. This is a problem that puts the nation – and, in fact, the whole world – at risk.

Click here to post this article on Twitter or Click here to post on Bluesky

Donald Trump, Insane, Straight Jacket

The past few weeks have seen Trump delivering speeches that have raised questions about his ability to perform the duties of the presidency. At the United Nations he rambled aimlessly about subjects that have nothing to do with the state of the world’s affairs or the foreign policy of the United States. At a celebration of the Navy’s anniversary he wandered off into some of his purely political fixations. And throughout all of it Trump lied and whined petulantly about his imagined victimhood.

SEE THIS: Trump Whines that ‘All They Do Is Hit Trump’ and Decrees That ‘They’re Not Allowed To Do That’

The troubling spectacle of watching a president devolve cognitively has renewed talk of his removal from office via the 25th Amendment of the Constitution. His flagrant lying, seething hostility, and thuggish threats are all symptomatic of mental illness. And much of what Trump says is just plain delusional. For example, one of the bizarre statements he made at the Navy event was entirely removed from reality.

“We got sued by the Associated Press, and they lost. In fact the judge was so good, he’s calling it the Gulf of America. He’s got all of the approvals. You have to do that too. To the very liberal Associated Press. They got thrown out of court. In fact they’re almost not allowed to cover me anymore because of that.”

Trump: "We got sued by the Associated Press, and they lost. In fact, the judge was so good he said, 'He's calling it the Gulf of America. He's got all the approvals' … they got thrown out of court. In fact, they're almost not allowed to cover me anymore because of that. It was a big hit."

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 2025-10-05T20:56:22.814Z

All of that is simply untrue. Although it is consistent with Trump’s animosity toward the free press that he has repeatedly maligned as “the enemy of the people.” He began attacking the AP after they refused to comply with his preposterous attempt to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America. In a fit of fury he banished them from the White House and other presidential press access. The AP filed a lawsuit to restore their rights. And contrary to Trump’s assertion, they did not lose. As reported by – appropriately – the AP…

“[A] federal appeals panel handed The Associated Press an incremental loss on Friday in its continuing battle with the Trump administration over access by its journalists to cover presidential events. By a 2-1 margin, judges on the three-judge U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington granted Trump a stay in enforcement of a lower-court ruling that the administration had improperly punished the AP for the content of its speech.”

To be clear, the AP actually won their lawsuit against Trump in a lower court that ruled that he could not block them from access to Trump in places like the Oval Office or Air Force One. A three judge panel of the appeals court only granted Trump a stay on that ruling pending his appeal. The ruling was not overturned. The AP did not get thrown out of court. And Trump’s claim that “they’re almost not allowed to cover me anymore,” is just plain nuts.

The AP isn’t the only media outlet that Trump has sought to ban. He also evicted the Wall Street Journal from certain press events after they published a birthday note that Trump wrote to his pedo-pal, Jeffrey Epstein.

What’s more, Trump has filed numerous lawsuits against the press, including ABC News, CBS News, the New York Times, the Washington Post, and CNN, for what amounts to hurting his feelings. But what else would you expect from an aspiring authoritarian who began his second term by declaring himself the king of the White House press corps?

RELATED STORIES:

Be sure to visit and follow News Corpse
on Twitter and Facebook and Bluesky and Threads.

And check out my books on Amazon:

Fox Nation vs. Reality:
The Fox News Cult of Ignorance.

Thanks so much for your support.

Trump Flunky Kari Lake is Blocked From Abolishing Voice of America in Scathing Court Ruling

Posted by on September 30, 2025 at 1:18 pm. 0 Comments :

The most media averse president in American history, Donald Trump, has been smacked down in court as his designated regime censor, Kari lake tried to muzzle Voice of America, one of the most effective platforms for American news broadcasts around the world, particularly to countries that shut off free, independent reporting.

Click here to post this article on Twitter or Click here to post on Bluesky

Donald Trump

Trump recruited Lake to run the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM) after she lost races for both governor and senator in Arizona. While Trump’s FCC boss, Brendan Carr, is strangling free press domestically, Lake is the foreign flank of Trump’s media gagging team. Her electoral defeats triggered some very Trump-like accusations of “rigged” elections and fraud that she was completely unable to prove. So naturally, Trump embraced her and gave her a position in his regime from which she could spew propaganda worldwide. Whereupon she immediately fired hundreds of VOA journalists and replaced them an ultra-MAGA, Trump-fluffing network.

SEE THIS: Trump Flunky Kari Lake Taps MAGA Propaganda Network, OAN, to Be the Voice of Voice of America

Fortunately, the efforts of Trump and Lake have been stifled by the courts. In a new ruling Lake was chastised for “concerning disrespect” toward the court for failing to produce information about its plans for Voice of America. But it was even worse than that. The judge also scolded Lake’s lawyers saying that they “wasted precious judicial time and resources and readily support contempt proceedings.” As reported by CNN…

“A federal judge agreed Monday to temporarily suspend the Trump administration’s plan to eliminate hundreds of jobs at the agency that oversees Voice of America, the government-funded broadcaster founded to counter Nazi propaganda during World War II.

US District Judge Royce Lamberth in Washington, D.C., ruled that the US Agency for Global Media cannot implement a reduction in force eliminating 532 jobs for full-time government employees on Tuesday. Those employees represent the vast majority of its remaining staff.”

This ruling follows a previous judgment wherein Lamberth halted Lake’s attempt to fire VOA director, Michael Abramowitz. And for the record, Lamberth is not some “radical” jurist (as Lake called him). He was nominated to the bench by conservative Republican President Ronald Reagan in 1987.

The USAGM oversees multiple international broadcasting networks, including Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL), Radio Free Asia (RFA), Radio Television Martí, the Middle East Broadcasting Networks (MBN), and the Voice of America (VOA). Their broadcasts are heard around the world in an effort to extend US influence and combat authoritarianism.

No wonder Trump hates it. Anything that would interfere with his own aspirations of authoritarianism triggers his wrath. He is employing methods that he’s learned from his idols and mentors, Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping, Kim Jong Un, and others who have suppressed free speech in their countries.

That’s why Trump has been busy banishing media outlets that dare to challenge him from the White House press corps. He is also suing news organizations for billions of dollars. And he’s even trying to force comedians off the air (Jimmy Kimmel, Stephen Colbert, etc.) for telling jokes about him. Before he’s done, Putin and the others will be taking lessons in authoritarianism from him.

RELATED STORIES:

Be sure to visit and follow News Corpse
on Twitter and Facebook and Bluesky and Threads.

And check out my books on Amazon:

Fox Nation vs. Reality:
The Fox News Cult of Ignorance.

Thanks so much for your support.

Stephen Colbert Honored with Robert F. Kennedy ‘Ripple of Hope’ Award for Social Justice Efforts

Posted by on September 25, 2025 at 2:24 pm. 0 Comments :

The eternal vigilance required to maintain America’s promise as a haven for free speech and a free press has been staggered by recent assaults delivered by Donald Trump and his censorious MAGA movement. The Constitution’s First Amendment protections are being actively challenged by the Trump regime’s seething animosity toward any criticism or expression of an opinion that is less than unflinchingly adoring of him.

Click here to post this article on Twitter or Click here to post on Bluesky

Stephen Colbert & Trump Baby

Case in point, Trump has been attacking late-night talk show hosts like Jimmy Kimmel, who was recently taken off the air by ABC/Disney at the behest of Trump in order to grease the wheels for their pending corporate business deals. And Stephen Colbert has had his program canceled by CBS, which is also seeking government favors from the Trump regime. What’s more, Trump has banished several news organizations from covering him, and is trying to turn the White House press corps into an Association of Slobbering Trump-Fluffers.

SEE THIS: Trump Declares Himself King of the White House Press Corps, Will Now Decide Who Can Question Him

After the news of Colbert’s cancelation, which is effective at the end of the current season in May of 2026, Colbert won this year’s Emmy for Best Talk Series. That’s gotta gnaw at Trump who has never won an Emmy, or any other notable award. And now it was just announced that Colbert is being honored with the prestigious Robert F. Kennedy “Ripple of Hope” Award. According to their website…

“The Robert F. Kennedy Ripple of Hope Award honors exemplary leaders across government, business, advocacy, and entertainment who have demonstrated an unwavering commitment to social change and worked to protect and advance equity, justice, and human rights. […] This year’s laureates—Martin Cabrera, Jr., Stephen Colbert, Earvin “Magic” Johnson, Stefano Lucchini, and Darren Walker—will be honored at the annual Ripple of Hope Gala on December 9 in New York City.”

This is just another thing that will drive Trump crazy(er). Not only is Colbert being recognized for his generous contributions to social justice, the honor is the name of the father of the utterly unqualified nutcase that Trump put in charge of the Department of Health and Human Services.

While Trump shamelessly begs for such honors for himself, that he doesn’t deserve, Colbert gets them unsolicited simply because he’s a good human being. Something Trump has never bothered to try or cared about. The announcement of the award for Colbert in USA Today gave some more details…

“Fresh off an Emmy win earlier this month, late-night talk show host Stephen Colbert is now being awarded for his social justice efforts.

“The nonprofit Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights on Sept. 24 named the 61-year-old comedian as one of the organization’s 2025 Ripple of Hope Award laureates. In its announcement, the center lauded ‘The Late Show’ host as ‘one of the most influential satirists of his generation,’ employing his signature wit ‘to challenge injustice.’

“‘Humor can be a catalyst for change. Stephen Colbert stands as a shining example of how speaking truth to power, boldly, wisely, and with heart, can ignite change and send ripples of hope far beyond the stage,’ RFK Human Rights President Kerry Kennedy said in the announcement.”

There is a a bittersweet irony in Colbert receiving this honor. In recent weeks another Kennedy, RFK Jr, has been besmirching the family name as a fully indoctrinated member of the Cult of Trump. And Trump has taken over the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., defiling its reputation and severely hampering its ability to function.

Trump suffers from an acute case of malignant narcissism. So it’s questionable if he even knows that he is despised by millions. But he surely knows that he has not received any recognition from reputable honors societies. Meanwhile, Colbert has three Peabody Awards, three Emmy Awards, a Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album, and the third highest honor within the Department of the Army, the Outstanding Civilian Service Award.

No matter how many fake awards that Trump creates, he will never match the legitimate honors that Colbert has received on his merit. And that’s likely one of the reasons Trump is so determined to bring Colbert down. It aint gonna work.

RELATED STORIES:

Be sure to visit and follow News Corpse
on Twitter and Facebook and Bluesky and Threads.

And check out my books on Amazon:

Fox Nation vs. Reality:
The Fox News Cult of Ignorance.

Thanks so much for your support.

Toddler Trump Throws Tantrum, Threatens to Sue ABC for Restoring Jimmy Kimmel and Free Speech

Posted by on September 24, 2025 at 11:28 am. 0 Comments :

The attempt by Donald Trump and his administration cronies to cancel the Constitution and free speech has backfired bigly. His seething animosity toward Jimmy Kimmel – and anyone else who dares to be critical of him – manifested in an ill-considered and anti-American scheme to muzzle Kimmel and have his program removed from the air.

Click here to post this article on Twitter or Click here to post on Bluesky

Donald Trump, Twitter

Trump’s blatant breach of the First Amendment’s protection of the free press lasted for five whole days. After which, ABC and Disney caved in to the popular pressure to restore Kimmel’s show without conditions. That pressure came from journalists, media executives, politicians, celebrities, and mostly from the American people. And throughout the controversy, all Trump could do was whine…

SEE THIS: Trump Whines that ‘All They Do Is Hit Trump’ and Decrees That ‘They’re Not Allowed To Do That’

Trump’s preposterous claim that failing to be unflinchingly adoring of him is “illegal” is evidence of his toxic disrespect for the law and/or his shrinking capacity to grasp reality. His unbridled outrage was further expressed shortly after ABC announced that Kimmel would return to his program. Trump posted a comment dripping with desperation and hatred to his failing Twitter ripoff, Truth Social, that only confirmed just how mentally dysfunctional he has become. What follows are a few annotated excerpts from his rancid rant.

“I can’t believe ABC Fake News gave Jimmy Kimmel his job back. The White House was told by ABC that his Show was cancelled!”
There is no way that ABC told Trump that Kimmel was canceled. From the beginning they said it was a suspension. And this had nothing to do with ABC News. Kimmel is employed by ABC’s entertainment division.

“…his audience is GONE, and his ‘talent’ was never there. Why would they want someone back who does so poorly?”
Kimmel consistently ranked as the #2 late night program, following Stephen Colbert. And if Trump really thought that Kimmel was a talentless host with no audience, why the heck would he ever bother with him? The only thing that would do (and did) was raise his profile and popularity.

“…puts the Network in jeopardy by playing 99% positive Democrat GARBAGE.”
So what? It is entirely legal – and protected by the Constitution – to be 99% negative toward Trump. That’s actually going easy on him. And where would the jeopardy come from? Trump’s threats of censorship?

“…that would be a major Illegal Campaign Contribution. I think we’re going to test ABC out on this. Let’s see how we do. Last time I went after them, they gave me $16 Million Dollars.”
If Kimmel’s jokes represent a “major Illegal Campaign Contribution” to the Democratic Party, what would he call what Fox News (and Newsmax, OAN, etc.) is doing with their 100% pro-Trump, anti-Democratic content? And his reference to the prior capitulation by ABC is an open threat to abuse his power again by filing another bogus lawsuit. He hasn’t been particularly successful in that endeavor lately.

“A true bunch of losers! Let Jimmy Kimmel rot in his bad Ratings.”
Okay! STFU and let him. Or is Trump afraid that Kimmel is giving the American people a more accurate and honest impression of him and must be silenced by any means necessary?

Ironically, Trump and his MAGA minions have argued themselves into a corner. They are contradicting their own claims that Trump and his FCC mob boss – er, chairman – Brendan Carr, had nothing to do with Kimmel’s suspension. They have been saying it was ABC’s choice to suspend Kimmel and just the forces of free market capitalism at work. If so, then why isn’t that true for ABC choosing to return the Kimmel show?

Trump’s flaming bullshittery has resulted in an unexpected boost for Kimmel. CNN’s Harry Enten revealed the spike in viewership for Kimmel on YouTube, where his six month median reach was about 240,000 views. Enten shows that the number has rocketed to 6.7 million, a whopping 2,683% increase. And it is still growing. It has more than doubled, exceeding 13 million, as of this writing. Nice work Trump!

UPDATE: The Nielsen ratings show that Kimmel drew 6.26 million viewers on ABC. About four times his average rating.

This, however, isn’t over. Station groups Sinclair and Nexstar are continuing to block Kimmel’s show from airing on the stations in their markets. They are both companies with pending business that relies on the Trump administration’s approval. So they are seemingly bending over backwards to kiss his…let’s say ring. Under certain circumstances ABC could respond by offering Kimmel’s show to other stations in those markets. And they can also promote viewing in those markets on streaming platforms such as YouTube. They should look into those options.

And now, for your viewing pleasure, here is Kimmel’s monologue on his return to the airwaves…

RELATED STORIES:

Be sure to visit and follow News Corpse
on Twitter and Facebook and Bluesky and Threads.

And check out my books on Amazon:

Fox Nation vs. Reality:
The Fox News Cult of Ignorance.

Thanks so much for your support.

Trump Smacks Down His Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, Over His Loyalty Pledge on the Free Press

Posted by on September 21, 2025 at 1:46 pm. 0 Comments :

The continuing crusade by the regime of Donald Trump to undermine the Constitution’s First Amendment is hitting new lows as he presides over previously unimaginable assaults on free speech and freedom of the press. He is playing by the rules laid out by history’s most notorious totalitarians that he admires and seeks to emulate.

Click here to post this article on Twitter or Click here to post on Bluesky

Pete Hegseth with Drunk Emoji

This week Trump’s Secretary of Defense (War?), Pete Hegseth, decreed that the press must comply with a sort of loyalty oath before they will be permitted any access to the Pentagon or the military leaders who work for the American people. It’s just what you might expect from a dry drunk whose qualifications for the job consist of having co-hosted a weekend morning program on Fox News. And it affirms the twisted mindset of Trump, who believes that he can dictate what the media reports about him.

SEE THIS: Trump’s 97% Solution is Further Evidence of His Declining Mental Acuity and Pathological Lying

The mandate that Hegseth imposed on the press forbids them to do any investigative reporting, interviewing, or to publish any stories that haven’t been pre-approved by Hegseth’s Pentagon overlords. As reported by NPR, the network that Trump and the GOP have defunded…

“The Pentagon will drastically change its rules for journalists who cover the Department of Defense, two U.S. officials who are not authorized to speak publicly confirmed to NPR Friday. The move drew sharp criticism from news organizations, who said it violated the bedrock of a free press.”

“Going forward, journalists must sign a pledge not to gather any information, including unclassified reports, that hasn’t been authorized for release. […] those who fail to obey the new policy will lose their press credentials.”

When a government agency threatens to revoke the credentials of news organizations that don’t obey their edicts, you don’t have a free press. You have a fascist dictatorship that obviously has some very troubling things to hide. Could it be that Trump and Hegseth are worried that the people will find out that the boats they are blowing up in the Caribbean were just innocent fishermen? Or are they concerned that more details of Trump’s relationship with Jeffrey Epstein will be revealed?

The NPR story quoted Hegseth saying that “DoW information must be approved for public release by an appropriate authorizing official before it is released, even if it is unclassified.” This, from the guy who disclosed secret war plans in an insecure Signal chat group. He also said that “The ‘press’ does not run the Pentagon — the people do.” That’s right! And the press are the people’s representatives. The people rely on the press, not partisan political hacks like Hegseth and his designated cronies, to keep them informed.

Reporting only what those in power have approved is not journalism. It’s stenography. Or as George Orwell put it: “Journalism is printing what someone else does not want printed; everything else is public relations.” This has been a long time coming with the Trump regime. In February he issued his own decree aimed at manipulating the reporting about him…

SEE THIS: Trump Kicks Reporters Out of Pentagon Offices, Replaces Them with MAGA Media Mouthpieces

However, in a surprise announcement, Trump is now publicly distancing himself from Hegseth’s pressuring of the press. He was asked directly “Should the Pentagon be part of deciding what reporters can report on?” He replied “No, I don’t think so. Nothing stops reporters. You know that.”

It’s likely that Trump has no idea what Hegseth said, or what this reporter’s question meant. It isn’t as if he has a firm grasp of his administration – or reality. Everything he says is fungible and reversible if it suits his needs. In the meantime, Trump didn’t revoke Hegseth’s policy, so the muzzling of the press stands. Except that “Nothing stops reporters. You know that.” Well, we’ll see.

RELATED STORIES:

Be sure to visit and follow News Corpse
on Twitter and Facebook and Bluesky and Threads.

And check out my books on Amazon:

Fox Nation vs. Reality:
The Fox News Cult of Ignorance.

Thanks so much for your support.

Trump’s 97% Solution is Further Evidence of His Declining Mental Acuity and Pathological Lying

Posted by on September 20, 2025 at 12:39 pm. 0 Comments :

The obsession that Donald Trump has with himself is a classic symptom of the malignant narcissism that many have suggested he suffers from, including his own niece, Mary Trump, who is also a clinical psychologist. She even won a court case wherein he tried to block the publication of her book (Too Much and Never Enough) that included her diagnoses.

Click here to post this article on Twitter or Click here to post on Bluesky

Trump Lies

On Friday Trump held court at the White House to dispense more of the disinformation that fuels his phony facade of leadership. And true to form, rather than demonstrating any grasp of the critical issues that the nation faces, he was fixated on his own reputation in the media. And not for the first time…

SEE THIS: Trump Whines that ‘All They Do Is Hit Trump’ and Decrees That ‘They’re Not Allowed To Do That’

This most recent Trump tantrum was triggered by a reporter’s question about the “cancel culture” tactics that Trump and his MAGA minions have been employing against Jimmy Kimmel, and anyone else who dares to criticize Trump. In his reply Trump whined that…

“George Slopadopolous had to pay $16 million to me because of what he said, and that’s ABC. Your network had to pay more than that. I think that’s very sad. I think that reporting has to be at least accurate to an extent. Again, when somebody is given, 97 percent of the stories are bad about a person, that’s no longer free speech. That’s just cheating, and they cheat. And they become really members of the Democratic National Committee is what they are.”

WANNABE FASCIST DICTATOR SAYS WHAT?1?? Trump is making up the 97% number.2?? Secondly, if he's getting a lot of bad press, it's because he's doing a lot of bad things.3?? He's making himself the arbiter of free speech, which is the opposite of free speech.

— News Corpse (@newscorpse.bsky.social) 2025-09-20T10:04:35.734Z

Let’s just set aside Trump’s typically infantile nickname for George Stephanopoulos, and his lie that any network “had to pay” him anything. They didn’t have to pay. They chose to pay, in order to advance their corporate interests at the expense of the principles endowed by the Constitution.

More to the point, Trump’s claim that 97% of the stories about him are bad is a number that was fabricated by the ultra-rightist Media Research Center. They regard any documented reporting that casts a negative light on Trump as “bad,” even it’s just truthful. So a story about him sending troops to D.C. is counted as bad. If Trump really wants fewer bad stories about him, he needs to stop doing so many bad things. Problem solved.

Even worse, though, is Trump’s assertion that honest reporting about him is “no longer free speech.” That’s because, in his cockeyed cranium, anything that isn’t unflinchingly adoring is “fake news.” He even went on to say that it is illegal.

That’s the end game for Trump’s aspiring authoritarianism. He wants to outlaw any speech that doesn’t glorify him as a modern day messiah. He wants to muzzle everyone who speaks the unvarnished truth about him. He’s already putting his fascist boot down on Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Kimmel. And he’s filed numerous lawsuits to silence media outlets such as ABC, NBC, CBS, CNN, the New York Times, the Washington Post, etc.

The good news is that, more often than not, when his victims fight back they win. So it is imperative that they exhibit more backbone in these situations. And if they don’t, then “we, the people,” need to let them know that we won’t stand for their cowardice and greed that is selling us – and America – down the river.

TRUMP'S BRAIN IS MUSH!After his embarrassingly bad lawsuit against the New York Times was thrown out, he says he's "winning" because Jon Karl of ABC News Is "guilty" of…Well, he doesn't say what.Except he's losing – BIGLY!MORE HERE: www.newscorpse.com/ncWP/?p=67582

— News Corpse (@newscorpse.bsky.social) 2025-09-20T09:28:40.821Z

RELATED STORIES:

Be sure to visit and follow News Corpse
on Twitter and Facebook and Bluesky and Threads.

And check out my books on Amazon:

Fox Nation vs. Reality:
The Fox News Cult of Ignorance.

Thanks so much for your support.

More Proof That When You Fight Wannabe Dictator Trump, You Win: NY Times Lawsuit Edition

Posted by on September 19, 2025 at 1:23 pm. 1 Comments :

Securing his place in history as the most litigious WAB (Whiny-Ass Baby) to ever serve as president of the United States, Donald Trump has once again come up empty in court against the media that he regards as “the enemy of people.” It is just the latest humiliation that he has suffered due to his crankiness and pathetically inept lawyers.

Click here to post this article on Twitter or Click here to post on Bluesky

Donald Trump

On Friday a federal judge dismissed Trump’s lawsuit against the New York Times for defamation, or maybe something else, because his filing didn’t actually present any coherent arguments for any actionable legal complaint. The dismissal was issued just two days after the lawsuit was filed. Which was predictable considering the profoundly ludicrous content in the filing…

SEE THIS: Crybaby Trump’s Hysterical Posting that He’s Suing the New York Times for Hurting His Feelings

It didn’t take long for the judge to determine that the lawsuit lacked any merit, and was thrown out because it “unmistakably and inexcusably” violated the rules that govern civil lawsuits. As reported by ABC News, a federal judge tossed the $15 billion lawsuit, calling it “decidedly improper and impermissible.” And furthermore…

“Judge Merryday, who was appointed by President George H. W. Bush, said the complaint contains eighty pages of repetitive claims and praise for President Trump, but fails to establish the two counts of defamation alleged. He lambasted Trump’s lawyers for forcing him to ‘labor through’ the ‘superfluous’ praise about Trump’s show ‘The Apprentice,’ as well as the size of his real estate empire and the ‘historic fashion’ of Trump’s 2024 presidential victory.”

[And that] “As every lawyer knows (or is presumed to know), a complaint is not a public forum for vituperation and invective — not a protected platform to rage against an adversary.”

OUCH! Trump’s lawyers were given 28 days to refile the complaint in a proper manner. It remains to be seen if they are capable of that. Clearly Trump is not. When he announced that he was filing the suit, he posted a couple of comments on his failing Twitter ripoff, Truth Social, exhibiting his pitifully weak comprehension of the law…

Trump wrote that: “They practiced this longterm INTENT and pattern of abuse, which is both unacceptable and illegal. The New York Times has been allowed to freely lie, smear, and defame me for far too long, and that stops, NOW!”

For some reason, Trump has never been able to document this allegedly “longterm” “pattern of abuse.” And with the dismissal of this lawsuit, the Times’ truth-telling about him isn’t going to stop “NOW” either. However, his ranting is also not going to stop now. The next day…

Trump wrote that:: “I am getting amazing feedback on my Lawsuit against The New York Times. The predominant feeling and sentiment is, ‘IT’S ABOUT TIME!’ The case was filed in the Great State of Florida! The Radical Left Media is working hard to destroy the U.S.A. We are going to stop them at each and every level!!! President DJT”

That “amazing feedback” apparently didn’t include any from people who actually know anything about such litigation. His lawsuit never had much of a chance. CNN interviewed several First Amendment experts who all agreed that Trump was way out of bounds constitutionally. Although, his intent may never have been to win, but only to create a media circus within which he could perform his trained monkey act for his cult followers.

With the dismissal of this New York Times case, Trump is adding to his resume of failure. It’s already a long list that includes, but is not limited to…

  • A case against CNN for reporting about his “Big Lie” that he won the 2020 election was dismissed.
  • A case against Harvard University, who prevailed in litigation against Trump when he tried to withhold federal grants.
  • Harvard also won when Trump tried to block the enrollment of international students.
  • Several law firms won temporary restraining orders prohibiting Trump from punishing them for engaging in litigation against him.
  • Journalist Bob Woodward beat him in a suit where Trump sought to prohibit him from using audio tapes recorded during an interview.
  • A case against Hillary Clinton alleging that she lied in her campaign against him in 2016. Trump was ordered to pay Clinton nearly $1 million for legal fees.
  • And writer E. Jean Carroll scored about $90 million in a judgment against Trump for defamation in a suit involving his sexual abuse of her in a department store dressing room.

The lessons that ought to be learned here are if you fight Trump, you stand a good chance of winning. The parties that previously caved in – including CBS/Paramount, ABC/Disney and a few weak law firms – received nothing for their cowardly capitulation.

Going forward the targets of Trump’s wrath need to show some backbone. And if they do, they will not only have a shot at victory, they will retain their dignity and self-respect, and the respect of of their fellow Americans.

RELATED STORIES:

Be sure to visit and follow News Corpse
on Twitter and Facebook and Bluesky and Threads.

And check out my books on Amazon:

Fox Nation vs. Reality:
The Fox News Cult of Ignorance.

Thanks so much for your support.

Trump Flunky Kari Lake is Blocked From Silencing the Voice of America By a GOP-Appointed Judge

Posted by on August 29, 2025 at 3:00 pm. 1 Comments :

High on the priority list for Donald Trump in his second occupation of the White House has been his fierce determination to subjugate the media to his will. He has endeavored furiously to clamp down on the free press and to reshape the White House press corps into a slobbering cabal of sycophants.

Click here to post this article on Twitter or Click here to post on Bluesky

Statue of Liberty, Blind, Muzzled

In the process, Trump installed blindly loyal and unflinching servants to his anti-democratic and flagrantly censorious agenda. Among them was the failed Arizona gubernatorial and senate candidate, Kari Lake. Trump created a new position for her to reign over what used to be the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM), which oversees multiple international broadcasting networks including Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL), Radio Free Asia (RFA), Radio Television Martí, the Middle East Broadcasting Networks (MBN), and the Voice of America (VOA). And Lake began immediately to dismantle the entire operation and/or redefine its mission to become a Trump Propaganda Disseminator.

SEE THIS: Trump Flunky Kari Lake Taps MAGA Propaganda Network, OAN, to Be the Voice of Voice of America

Fortunately, the Trump/Lake Department of Disinformation suffers from the same inherent flaws that have hobbled almost every other government agency over which Trump rules: terminal stupidity and incompetence. And as a result, it is struggling to complete its unholy mission of strangling one of the most effective international news networks ever conceived. As reported by NPR (another network that Trump is trying to destroy) reported that…

“A federal judge ruled on Thursday that Trump administration official Kari Lake can’t unilaterally fire the director of Voice of America, saying she’s breaking the law in trying to do so.

“Instead, by law, Lake must have the explicit backing of an advisory panel set up by Congress to help insulate the international broadcaster and its sister networks from political pressure. As President Trump dismissed six of the seven members of the panel shortly after taking office and has not named their replacements to be confirmed by the U.S. Senate, Lake cannot take such an action.”

Lake and her Justice Department lawyers were humiliated in court when U.S Senior District Court Judge Royce C. Lamberth ruled that “The defendants do not even feign that their efforts to remove [director of VOA, Michael] Abramowitz comply with that statutory requirement, There is no longer a question of whether the termination was lawful.”

Lake expressed confidence that she would prevail on appeal because “elections have consequences.” Which is precisely the sort of rank politicization that the law was crafted to avoid. Then she made an obtuse and irrelevant reference to the Constitution and called Lamberth a “radical.” Never mind that he was appointed to the bench by conservative icon Ronald Reagan. Lamberth warned the Justice Department attorneys that they were “verging on contempt of court” for failing to provide information that he had demanded for months.

It remains to be seen how this matter will resolve. Trump has demonstrated that he is not averse to ignoring judicial mandates. Which is why the rule of law is in such a precarious state under the wannabe dictator currently smelling up the Oval Office. But at least the courts are remaining true to the law and the Constitution – for now. And if the people and their representatives remain stalwart in defense of American principles, we will prevail in the long run. Keep hope alive!

RELATED STORIES:

Be sure to visit and follow News Corpse
on Twitter and Facebook and Bluesky and Threads.

And check out my books on Amazon:

Fox Nation vs. Reality:
The Fox News Cult of Ignorance.

Thanks so much for your support.

Crybaby Trump Whines About Getting Bad Press and Demands that the Offending Media Be Terminated

Posted by on August 25, 2025 at 12:50 pm. 0 Comments :

The massive, yet fragile, ego of Donald Trump is utterly incapable of tolerating even the slightest criticism from anyone. Particularly the media. And his delusional impression of himself as the infallible, messiah-like overlord of America often results in his frantic condemnations of those who fail to show him the worshipful adoration that he’s convinced that he deserves.

Click here to post this article on Twitter or Click here to post on Bluesky

Donald Trump and Media - ABC, CBS, NBC, MSNBC, CNN, FOX

On Monday morning Trump posted a couple of comments to his failing Truth Social propaganda platform that expressed his outrage at the press for not drooling over every atrocious initiative that he shoves down the nation’s throat. Such as his recent threats to deploy military troops to occupy various American cities that just happen to be led by Black mayors or governors.

SEE THIS: Trump Threatens to Send His StormTrumpers to N.Y., L.A., and Chicago, Where Crime is Declining

Trump began his harangue by bragging about his imaginary popularity. For the record, he is languishing near the bottom of the garbage heap of unpopular presidents. A recent Pew Research poll puts his approval at a dismal 38%, with 60% disapproval. That’s in line with almost every other credible poll. But it’s not the way that Trump sees it. He raged that…

“Despite a very high popularity and, according to many, among the greatest 8 months in Presidential History, ABC & NBC FAKE NEWS, two of the worst and most biased networks in history, give me 97% BAD STORIES. IF THAT IS THE CASE, THEY ARE SIMPLY AN ARM OF THE DEMOCRAT PARTY AND SHOULD, ACCORDING TO MANY, HAVE THEIR LICENSES REVOKED BY THE FCC. I would be totally in favor of that because they are so biased and untruthful, an actual threat to our Democracy!!! MAGA”

Whenever Trump cites something “according to many,” he is referring to his slobbering sycophants and/or the disembodied voices in his mush-filled head. In reality, the past eight months have seen the cost of living rise due to Trump’s taxes (tariffs), continuing and escalating wars, assaults on civil liberties and the Constitution, degradation of the environment, efforts to rig upcoming elections, and many more steps toward the dystopia that he hungers for.

Naturally, Trump takes out his anger and fear on the media, like almost every other totalitarian usurper before him. If he doesn’t want to have 97% bad stories, he might want to try not doing 100% bad things. Among which includes his threats to suppress the media by revoking their licenses. [FYI: National broadcast and cable news networks are not licensed by the federal government, so there are no licenses to revoke. Although he could threaten local broadcast affiliates]

Trump’s complaint that the free press is a “threat to democracy” is just another example of his projection in an attempt to impose his agenda of censorship. You’ll notice that he isn’t worried about networks like Fox News or Newsmax or OAN, where he gets 100% positive press. But he was just getting started. A second posting seethed that…

“Why is it that ABC and NBC FAKE NEWS, two of the absolute worst and most biased networks anywhere in the World, aren’t paying Millions of Dollars a year in LICENSE FEES. They should lose their Licenses for their unfair coverage of Republicans and/or Conservatives, but at a minimum, they should pay up BIG for having the privilege of using the most valuable airwaves anywhere at anytime!!! Crooked ‘journalism’ should not be rewarded, it should be terminated!!!”

True to form, Trump is fixated on the financial component of this matter. He views everything in terms of how it might impact his pocketbook. However, his tantrum over what he perceives as “unfair coverage of Republicans” is grossly misplaced. Even if he were correct (he’s not), it would be totally inappropriate for him to dictate how the media reports the news. It is perfectly legal to have opinions and take sides. And doing so does not justify dictating how the coverage should be framed in his own biased opinion, or penalizing the press for exercising their constitutional rights.

Finally, Trump closed his tirade with his demand that any media that doesn’t comply with his dictates “should be terminated!!!” Which is a lesson that he has learned from his mentors and idols, Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping, and Kim Jong Un. He would love to see journalists kowtow to him out of fear, the way they do in Russia, China, and North Korea. Even though the American media has bees extraordinarily lenient with him, failing to follow up on his relentless lies and ignorant babbling. In a sane media world, deliberate crapola like this would never be allowed to go by unchallenged…

LOLOLOL: Trump's posts are starting to look more and more like the posts by Gavin Newsom mocking him. @GovPressOfficeTrump is such a pitifully infantile embarrassment to America. How can his cult followers continue to worship him?

— News Corpse (@newscorpse.bsky.social) 2025-08-25T09:34:31.572Z

RELATED STORIES:

Be sure to visit and follow News Corpse
on Twitter and Facebook and Bluesky and Threads.

And check out my books on Amazon:

Fox Nation vs. Reality:
The Fox News Cult of Ignorance.

Thanks so much for your support.

Trump Congratulates OAN for Getting ‘Millions of New Viewers’ That They Didn’t Actually Get

Posted by on July 31, 2025 at 2:52 pm. 0 Comments :

People often forget that Donald Trump was in the television business for many years. In fact, that was likely his primary source of income, since his real estate ventures were failures, including four casinos that went bankrupt. Think about it… No real “billionaire” would have the time or inclination to host a reality TV game show for fourteen seasons unless he needed the money.

Click here to post this article on Twitter or Click here to post on Bluesky

Donald Trump, OAN

Ordinarily, someone with that sort of experience in the TV business would learn something about it. But there is nothing ordinary about Trump. His inability to process and retain information is exhibited on a daily basis in his bizarre and incoherent ramblings on subjects having to do with his current grift: the presidency of the United States. What he has learned about that business would fit onto a used gum wrapper.

FOR INSTANCE: Trump Unloads Dozens of Deranged Comments in a Morning Rage that Confirms His Mental Infirmity

On Thursday morning Trump let his cult followers on his failing Twitter ripoff, Truth Social, know just how ignorant he is about his prior profession. He posted a comment about the growing prospects of the One America News Network saying that…

“OAN is making a huge comeback, with millions of new viewers. Congratulations to OAN and all of those who worked so hard to get you there!”

Notice that Trump doesn’t bother to cite any source for that congratulatory statement. Like most of what he says, it is either misinterpreted, grossly exaggerated, or utterly false. Pathological liars don’t need facts to support their fabrications. And if they have devoted disciples like the MAGA minions, it hardly matters. They will believe whatever he tells them to believe.

What Trump is likely referring to is that Spectrum recently added OAN to its channel lineup, making it available to millions of Spectrum subscribers. That doesn’t mean that any of them actually watched it. It’s like a restaurant adding a shit sandwich to the menu. That doesn’t mean anyone is going to order one.

Nielsen doesn’t track OAN’s audience because it is too small to register. They did briefly in 2019 and found an average of only about 14,000 viewers. Since then OAN lost distribution on major cable networks such as Verizon Fios and DirecTV. So it’s difficult to suggest that their viewership has increased since then.

Nevertheless, this is what Trump regards as a “huge comeback” worthy of a glowing, public congratulation. But no matter what Trump says, he still can’t manage to get his flock to abandon Fox News. Not that he hasn’t tried…

SEE THIS: As the World Burns: Trump Whines that ‘MAGA HATES Fox News’ After New Poll Shows Him Floundering

Trump didn’t mention another source of potential new viewers for OAN: The Voice of America. In May, Kari Lake, who is currently serving as Trump’s special advisor to the United States Agency for Global Media (USAGM), announced a partnership with OAN to provide newsfeed services to USAGM networks, including the Office of Cuba Broadcasting (OCB), Radio Martí, and Voice of America (VOA).

MORE HERE: Trump Flunky Kari Lake Taps MAGA Propaganda Network, OAN, to Be the Voice of Voice of America

The usurpation of these networks by Trump’s propaganda regime completely destroys their intended purpose to broadcast honest and reliable news into countries where it is otherwise prohibited. And delivering OAN’s notoriously untrustworthy programming to the world can only result in humiliation for the U.S. The network has been – and is being – sued for its false reporting. However, in an ironic twist, Trump has also presided over the defunding of the USAGM and directed his team to put their staffs on leave. So there may be no one to implement the OAN broadcasts.

What’s more, Trump’s efforts to dismantle the USAGM are being challenged in court where the funds allocated by Congress, and the original staff of real journalists, could be reinstated. In the meantime, Trump can be expected to continue disseminating lies and decreeing mandates that weaken the free press. But the only new viewers that OAN will gain in any of this will be in Trump’s fertile imagination.

RELATED STORIES:

Be sure to visit and follow News Corpse
on Twitter and Facebook and Bluesky and Threads.

And check out my books on Amazon:

Fox Nation vs. Reality:
The Fox News Cult of Ignorance.

Thanks so much for your support.