{"id":59702,"date":"2024-01-17T13:39:32","date_gmt":"2024-01-17T21:39:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=59702"},"modified":"2024-01-17T13:39:32","modified_gmt":"2024-01-17T21:39:32","slug":"herr-trump-decrees-if-media-doesnt-air-my-speeches-they-should-have-their-licenses-revoked","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=59702","title":{"rendered":"Herr Trump Decrees: If Media Doesn&#8217;t Air My Speeches They Should Have Their Licenses Revoked"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It has long been established that Donald Trump has unwavering and unabashed aspirations of authoritarianism. He frequently expresses those ambitions himself in remarks that are reminiscent of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=59360\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">his heroes such as Vladimir Putin<\/a><\/strong>, Kim Jong Un, Xi Jinping, and other notorious tyrants and dictators. It&#8217;s a club that Trump very much yearns to be a member of.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=Herr Trump Decrees: If Media Doesn't Air My Speeches They Should Have Their Licenses Revoked%0D&#038;url=https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=59702\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Click here to Tweet this article<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/Pix\/Trump\/trump-tyrant.jpg\" alt=\"Donald Trump Tyrant Dictator\" width=\"550\" height=\"296\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-35821\" \/><\/p>\n<p>On Monday night, Trump delivered a speech in Iowa congratulating himself on his victory in the Republican presidential primary caucus there. The speech was mostly a rehashing of the same tedious talking points that he disgorges at his cult rallies and posts on <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=58998\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">his failing social media scam, Truth Social<\/a><\/strong>. And true to form, Trump used the opportunity of the post-caucus address to whine about what a sorry and pathetic victim he is.<\/p>\n<p>When he isn&#8217;t lying about the 2020 election being <em>&#8220;rigged and stolen&#8221;<\/em> from him, he is raging about the multitude of civil and criminal charges that he is facing. He barely had time to brag about the weakness of his predictable triumph over Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SEE THIS: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=59684\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Trump\u2019s Pyrrhic Victory in Iowa Forecasts His Next Defeat When He Faces Joe Biden in November<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>What Trump did have time to do was to reiterate his contempt for democracy and the Constitution. In his remarks he made a point of expressing his disdain for the First Amendment&#8217;s protection of the freedom of the press&#8230;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cLast night, it was amazing. NBC and CNN refused to air my victory speech &#8211; think of it &#8211; because they are crooked, they&#8217;re dishonest and, frankly, they should have their licenses or whatever they have taken away.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Trump calls for censoring media outlets for not covering him the way he wants: NBC and CNN refused to air my victory speech. They should have their licenses, or whatever they have, taken away <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JyYHyz604Y\">pic.twitter.com\/JyYHyz604Y<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Biden-Harris HQ (@BidenHQ) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BidenHQ\/status\/1747413698212205021?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 17, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Of course, Trump would have no legal authority to shut down any news organization. Not that he cares about or respects the law. And for the record, NBC and CNN both aired a portion of Trump&#8217;s speech before cutting away when it was clear that he was just spewing nonsense and devolving into incoherent babbling. But there was a better reason to cut him off, which was explained by MSNBC&#8217;s Rachel Maddow, who said that <em>\u201cHis remarks will not air here live,&#8221;<\/em> and then elaborated saying that&#8230;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;There is a reason that we, and other news platforms, have generally stopped giving an unfiltered live platform to former president Trump. It is not out of spite. It is not a decision that we relish. It is a decision that we regularly revisit. And honestly, earnestly, it is not an easy decision. But there is a cost to us as a news organization of knowingly broadcasting untrue things.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u201cHis remarks will not air here live.\u201d MSNBC refuses to air Trump\u2019s Iowa victory speech because he lies too much. (Video:  MSNBC) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/it9M814jHK\">pic.twitter.com\/it9M814jHK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Mike Sington (@MikeSington) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MikeSington\/status\/1747256651135242566?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 16, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Exactly! The press has an obligation to insure that the truth is paramount in their reporting. When someone is known to lie profusely whenever they speak, that person&#8217;s remarks can be recorded and played later with the proper context and fact-checking. It&#8217;s what responsible journalists do.<\/p>\n<p>However, in Trump&#8217;s twisted mind, any editing of his divinely inspired insights is tantamount to treason. He has actually said so in those precise terms. And if given the opportunity, he will make the traitors pay. Never mind the Constitution. Trump has repeatedly vowed to punish any and all media that is critical of him. For instance&#8230;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=59139\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Trump Threatens to \u2018Come Down Hard on\u2019 MSNBC and \u2018Make Them Pay\u2019 for Daring to Criticize Him<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/111491888930107081\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Nov 28, 2023:<\/a> \u201cMSNBC (MSDNC) uses FREE government approved airwaves, and yet it is nothing but a 24 hour hit job on Donald J. Trump and the Republican Party for purposes of ELECTION INTERFERENCE. Brian Roberts, its Chairman and CEO, is a slimeball who has been able to get away with these constant attacks for years. It is the world\u2019s biggest political contribution to the Radical Left Democrats who, by the way, are destroying our Country. Our so-called \u2018government\u2019 should come down hard on them and make them pay for their illegal political activity. Much more to come, watch!\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>First of all, MSNBC does not use <em>&#8220;FREE government approved airwaves.&#8221;<\/em> Cable programming is delivered on private distribution networks. And their editorial positions are protected by the First Amendment. If he&#8217;s upset by MSNBC&#8217;s honest, left-leaning reporting, he should be equally upset by fox News&#8217; flagrantly false, right-wing propaganda. But in neither case does the government have the authority to <em>&#8220;come down hard on them and make them pay&#8221;<\/em> for their views. That&#8217;s how dictators operate.<\/p>\n<p>And then there was this&#8230;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=58129\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Wannabe Dictator Trump Promises to Prosecute the \u2018Country Threatening Treason\u2019 of the Media<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/111122815628828712\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sep 24, 2023: <\/a>\u201cMSNBC&#8230;should be investigated for its \u2018Country Threatening Treason.\u2019 [&#8230;] I say up front, openly, and proudly, that when I WIN the Presidency of the United States, they and others of the LameStream Media will be thoroughly scrutinized for their knowingly dishonest and corrupt coverage [&#8230;] They are a true threat to Democracy and are, in fact, THE ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE! The Fake News Media should pay a big price for what they have done!\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Trump is accusing MSNBC and other news enterprises of treason for exercising their constitutional rights. And he brags <em>&#8220;up front, openly, and proudly,&#8221;<\/em> that he will abuse the power of the government to suppress his critics in the press.<\/p>\n<p>Trump&#8217;s brazen hostility toward the media and the Constitution is more proof of just how dangerous it would be to allow him to have any position of power. It doesn&#8217;t matter that he would have no legal authority to conduct the sort of oppressive operations that he is promising. He doesn&#8217;t care about the law. He would impose his own unethical standards on the media &#8211; and the nation &#8211; to get whatever results he craves.<\/p>\n<p>Hopefully, this November, voters will grasp the imperative to prevent him from seizing that power and destroying America&#8217;s constitutional republic. And while they are at it, voters need to oust Trump&#8217;s flunkies in the House and Senate, and all state and local offices, and elect patriotic Democrats who will honor and preserve our nation&#8217;s principles.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED STORIES:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=59592\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">OH REALLY? The Truth Slips Out as Trump Brags that \u2018I Worked Very Hard on Voter Fraud\u2019<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=59543\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">WTF? 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He frequently expresses those ambitions himself in remarks that are reminiscent of his heroes such as Vladimir Putin, Kim Jong Un, Xi Jinping, and other notorious tyrants and dictators. It&#8217;s a club that Trump very much yearns to be a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":35821,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[56,14,1,16],"tags":[42,554,1135,95,22,120],"class_list":["post-59702","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-censorship","category-free-press","category-general","category-wankery","tag-cnn","tag-donald-trump","tag-free-press","tag-media","tag-msnbc","tag-rachel-maddow"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/..\/Pix\/Trump\/trump-tyrant.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4Ijg-fwW","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":32075,"url":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=32075","url_meta":{"origin":59702,"position":0},"title":"Donald Trump Horribly Botched His VP Announcment &#8211; And Wants To Do The Same To America","author":"Mark NC","date":"7\/16\/2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Donald Trump's pathetic rollout for his vice-president nominee, Mike Pence, could not have gone worse. 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