{"id":70349,"date":"2026-07-17T11:39:01","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T18:39:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=70349"},"modified":"2026-07-17T11:39:01","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T18:39:01","slug":"herr-trump-threatens-to-muzzle-the-free-press-in-his-unhinged-infomercial-for-voter-suppression","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=70349","title":{"rendered":"Herr Trump Threatens to Muzzle the Free Press in His Unhinged Infomercial for Voter Suppression"},"content":{"rendered":"

The most media adverse president in American history, Donald Trump, lived down to his reputation for despising the free press – and the Constitution that protects it – in an entirely predictable half hour harangue on Thursday night. As if on automatic, Trump praised himself, disparaged his foes, and lied repeatedly.<\/p>\n

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Trump’s hopes for capturing the attention of America were dashed by most news networks recognizing the total absence of newsworthiness, and the political nature of his tirade. So NBC, CBS, ABC, CNN, and MS NOW chose not to air Trump\u2019s speech live, but offered it on their streaming platforms. The Fox broadcast channel and Fox News on cable were the only national networks that aired the speech in full live. Which must have been a huge disappointment for the Trump regime who expected more just because…<\/p>\n

SEE THIS: Karoline Leavitt: Everyone Should Watch Trump\u2019s Speech Because Nobody Knows What He\u2019ll Say<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

The media acting responsibly Thursday night is precisely why Trump hates them so virulently. And it perturbed him so much that he even addressed it in the speech…<\/p>\n

“In a rare move, NBC and ABC fake news have both said that they would not cover this speech – they knew what it was about – because of the fact that they don’t like the topic, because they know how corrupt our system is and they don’t want to reveal it. They and others in the media are part of a plot. They want to continue this fraud for whatever reason. They want to keep it going. They want to protect the radical left.<\/p>\n

“They can’t have a great country, and that’s true. You can’t have a great country without free and fair elections. Fraud like this should mean a revocation of their licenses. They use our public, multibillion dollar in value airways for absolutely no money. They pay nothing.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Trump: "NBC and ABC fake news both said that they would not cover this speech…because of the fact they do not like the topic because they know how corrupt our system is… They and others in the media are part of a plot\u2026Fraud like this should mean a revocation of their licenses."<\/p>\n

— The Bulwark (@thebulwark.com)<\/a> 2026-07-17T01:30:18.184Z<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n