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Trump’s campaign of contempt for the Constitution includes his illegal federal spending freeze that starves critical services of necessary funding; his wholesale termination of prosecutors and FBI agents who worked on the January 6th Capitol attack and Trump-related investigations; his storming of independent government agencies that warehouse confidential data about every citizen; his pardons for January 6th rioters who assaulted police officers; his threats of tariffs and invasions and annexations of American allies; and so much more…<\/p>\n
SEE THIS: Trump is a Terrorist at War with the US Government, and the American People are His Hostages<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n In addition to that abridged account of Trump’s official atrocities, he has waged a war against the media that he refers to in Stalinist terms as “the enemy of the people.”<\/em> However, his massive yet fragile ego compels him to cling to the attention he garners from the press even while he is disparaging it in the most vile manner.<\/p>\n On Monday morning Trump staged another of his reality TV-style photo-ops contrived solely to venerate himself. The affair was typical in that respect, although there was a curious detail that nearly went unnoticed. Seated with Trump in the Oval Office was Rupert Murdoch, the owner of Fox News, the Wall Street Journal, and a variety of other extremist right-wing media.<\/p>\n The reason for Murdoch’s presence at this publicity stunt was not revealed, although it is known that he met privately with Trump beforehand. However, when reporters were permitted to ask questions, one of them sought to learn whether Trump’s agreement with Mexico to pause his threatened tariffs was a response to the stock market’s precipitous decline following the announcement of his trade war…<\/p>\n Reporter:<\/strong> Was that partially related to the market reaction and a criticism from Mr. Murdoch\u2019s own newspaper? He called it the “Dumbest Trade War [in History]<\/a><\/strong>” First of all, the alleged agreement that Trump claims got Mexico to deploy 10,000 troops to the U.S. Mexico border, is likely as real as a diploma from Trump University. Trump bragged about having secured the same deal in 2019. And Biden actually did negotiate such a deal in 2021<\/a><\/strong>, without making hostile and unproductive threats against a friendly neighbor.<\/p>\n As to the matter of the Wall Street Journal article, Trump’s response was a rather jovial dismissal that didn’t much ruffle the feathers of Murdoch, who was sitting a few feet away. That’s a stark contrast from Trump’s comments<\/a><\/strong> the day before, when he posted on his failing Twitter ripoff, Truth Social<\/a><\/strong>, that…<\/p>\n “Anybody that\u2019s against Tariffs, including the Fake News Wall Street Journal, and Hedge Funds, is only against them because these people or entities are controlled by China, or other foreign or domestic companies.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n So yesterday Murdoch was “controlled by China,”<\/em> and he was a purveyor of “Fake News.”<\/em> What changed in the few hours since then that softened Trump’s opinion of Murdoch to one of a mere disagreement? Did Trump threaten him with a lawsuit for publishing the truth about Trump?<\/p>\n Is this just another example of the mainstream media capitulating to Trump out of cowardice and fear? Is Murdoch following in the footsteps of ABC News, who settled a meritless lawsuit<\/a><\/strong> by agreeing to contribute $15 million to Trump’s presidential library? Or the similar settlement<\/a><\/strong> by META (Facebook’s owner) for $25 million? Or what looks to be the makings of another similar settlement<\/a><\/strong> of another equally frivolous lawsuit against CBS News’s 60 Minutes?<\/p>\n Two years ago Trump sued CNN for defamation. CNN fought the suit and it was eventually thrown out of court because truth is not defamation<\/a><\/strong>. But more recently CNN also kowtowed to Trump by parting ways with one of their most honest journalists, Jim Acosta<\/a><\/strong>, who wasn’t afraid to criticize Trump. And unfortunately, it looks like the media isn’t heeding Acosta, who offered his colleagues some sage advice in his final segment on CNN saying “Don\u2019t give in to the lies. Don\u2019t give in to the fear. Hold on to the truth and to hope,”<\/em> and warning that “It is never a good time to bow down to a tyrant.”<\/em> Sadly, many in the media seem determined to learn this lesson the hard way.<\/p>\n Jim Acosta announces on air that he's leaving CNN and says, "it is never a good time to bow down to a tyrant … don't give in to the lies."<\/p>\n — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com)<\/a> 2025-01-28T16:01:17.662Z<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\nTrump:<\/strong> I’m going to have to talk to him. I’ve been right over the Wall Street Journal many times. I don\u2019t agree with him on some things.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n