Posted on 02/27/2016 1:22:49 PM PST by MLL
Donald Trump is going after the media, threatening to sue publications for writing negatively about him.
During a Friday rally in Texas, Trump launched into a monologue about how he felt that the media was treating him unfairly, alleging that the New York Times and Washington Post, in particular, were not covering him well.
"The New York Times, which is losing a fortune, which is a failing newspaper, which probably won't be around much longer ... but I think the New York Times is one of the most dishonest media outlets I've ever seen in my life," the businessman said. "They have an agenda that you wouldn't believe."
"If I become president, oh, do they have problems. They're gonna have such problems," Trump said.
He added:
One of the things I'm gonna do, and this is only gonna make it tougher for me, and I've never said this before, but one of the things I'm gonna do if I win ... is I'm gonna 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. We're gonna open up those libel laws.
So that when the New York Times writes a hit piece which is a total disgrace, or when the Washington Post ... writes a hit piece, we can sue them and win money, instead of having no chance of winning because they're totally protected.
Trump continued his speech, threatening to roll back the media's First Amendment protections in the Constitution.
"With me, they're not protected, because I'm not like other people... We're gonna open up those libel laws, folks, and we're gonna have people sue you like you never got sued before," he said.
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Anybody who can’t see the value of our first amendment rights is NOT sensible enough to be president. That is so unAmerican, it is almost Obama-worthy.
Stop spamming this site and you’ll never hear from me again
Yes! Some from DU are still here. They are laughing their butts off at Freepers. They got into a broohaha not long ago over it because some of them were donating to FR to seem less suspicious.
It’s their own version of operation chaos and I have to say, it’s working.
Wow that’s nice
I’m done being nice.
I’m enraged at myself for ever supporting Cruz. And I’ve taken a lot of vile and insulting whacks on here from the juvenile delinquent Cruzbots for simply not hating Trump enough, even though I also supported Cruz.
No....I’m not going to be nice and neutral anymore.
Given that DAN RATHER nearly STOLE THE ELECTION from Bush in 2004, I sure as hell hope we start HOLDING THE MEDIA TO ACCOUNT - rather than giving them a FREE PASS to both pick our candidate and pick our president.
Love your tag line — as a supporter of the man who backs touchback amnesty. Great job.
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