So maybe it's foolish to think they might speak up when the president uses his office to attack the free press.
The incessant barrage of bogus criticism from the White House, the constant attack on the impartiality and professionalism of the press, has taken a toll.
Republicans see fake news in stories that are critical of Trump; Democrats see it in those that aren't.
Paul Ryan, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and other GOP congressional leaders surely do not for a minute believe that CNN, The New York Times or The Washington Post invent stories critical of Trump.
Of course, Trump's defenders would say that he doesn't want an unfree press, he just wants a fair one.
What Trump actually wants is a servile press, one that offers praise, withholds criticism and refrains from reporting awkward truths.
If America emerges from the Trump years with a corrosive distrust of the press and a less vigorous democracy, then Republican congressional leaders will have to take some credit.
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2018/04/10/spineless_congress_plays_to_basest_part_of_its_base_136754.html
The incessant barrage of bogus criticism from the White House, the constant attack on the impartiality and professionalism of the press, has taken a toll.
Republicans see fake news in stories that are critical of Trump; Democrats see it in those that aren't.
Paul Ryan, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and other GOP congressional leaders surely do not for a minute believe that CNN, The New York Times or The Washington Post invent stories critical of Trump.
Of course, Trump's defenders would say that he doesn't want an unfree press, he just wants a fair one.
What Trump actually wants is a servile press, one that offers praise, withholds criticism and refrains from reporting awkward truths.
If America emerges from the Trump years with a corrosive distrust of the press and a less vigorous democracy, then Republican congressional leaders will have to take some credit.
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2018/04/10/spineless_congress_plays_to_basest_part_of_its_base_136754.html
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