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WASHINGTON — Donald Trump promised Friday that the media would have major problems if he wins the presidency.
“If I become president, oh, do they have problems,’’ Trump said at a campaign rally in Fort Worth, Texas.
Trump, a candidate for the Republican nomination who is leading in the polls, threatened to “open up our libel laws’’ under his administration and make the media pay a hefty price for writing “hit’’ pieces.
“This is only going to make it tougher for me, and I’ve never said this before,’’ Trump told the crowd. “I’m going to open up our libel laws so when they write purposely negative and horrible and false articles we can sue them and win lots of money.’’
originally posted by: 200Plus
a reply to: Gryphon66
Well if it's a "common sense" change to an existing right provided by the Constitution, the Left should fully support him.
Shouldn't they?
originally posted by: Informer1958
a reply to: Gryphon66
I hope he does. We don't have a freedom of Press any longer.
What we have is only a propaganda media, and I turned mine off over 12 years ago.
originally posted by: interupt42
a reply to: Gryphon66
He would have executive orders and he has the i dont give a f attitude with resources to make things happen.
He is very dangerous and i could see going full retard on us.
The enemy of your enemy is not necessarily your friend.
originally posted by: Informer1958
a reply to: Gryphon66
I hope he does. We don't have a freedom of Press any longer.
What we have is only a propaganda media, and I turned mine off over 12 years ago.
originally posted by: Gryphon66
a reply to: CharlieSpeirs
I hear you Charlie. Yesterday, I had almost convinced myself to reregister Republican and vote for him ... just because there really IS a side of me that wants to see the outdated-medieval-pseudo-feudal-BS-factory burn ... but then ... the human side of me kicks in ...
There is such a thing as too much Chaos at once. Maybe I'm just getting old.
Trump said that under his administration, if the New York Times “writes a hit piece, which is total disgrace, or when the Washington Post, which is there for other reasons, writes a hit piece, we can sue them and win money instead of having no chance of winning because they’re totally protected.'
“You see, with me, they’re not protected,’’ he said.
originally posted by: Gryphon66
a reply to: 727Sky
Libel laws are in place and have been.
We have reached a Constitutional balance between freedom and the rule-of-law.
There is no need for Trump's "fixes" ...
There is no such thing as "taking just a little Liberty away ..."
(Gods it feels good to be able to argue in line with my true feelings again, LOL)
“I’m going to open up our libel laws so when they write purposely negative and horrible and false articles