Youâll hear people argue that he cant do that, âSee NYT v. Sullivan.â But Congress can change the standard by legislation. Not to say the NYT v. Sullivan standard of âactual maliceâ (which has nothing at all to do with malice) is a bad one, just that it is NOT forever carved in stone.
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Trump will have to clarify that statement because it could sound totalitarian. He is pointing to the conflict of turning a paper into a propaganda machine owned by a business. Its an interesting thought...when does a newspaper that has the free press protection, when in fact they are wholly owned subsidiaries of a global business using it as propaganda.
The “media” has done a lot of damage to the US.
I do agree that he will have to clarify this. The press is going to LIE and say he plans to muzzle them, even though all he is aiming for is to keep them honest when it comes to reporting on persons.