Posted on 02/20/2017 1:59:09 PM PST by Hojczyk
John McCain suggests on Meet the Press that President Trump is “suppressing” the free press, which is “the first thing that dictators do.”
“If you want to preserve — I’m very serious now — if you want to preserve democracy as we know it, you have to have a free and many times adversarial press,” McCain said in the interview. “And without it, I am afraid that we would lose so much of our individual liberties over time. That’s how dictators get started.”
The American press is “many times adversarial,” i.e., it is adversarial when we have a Republican in the White House.
“They get started by suppressing free press, in other words, a consolidation of power — when you look at history, the first thing that dictators do is shut down the press,” McCain said. “And I’m not saying that President Trump is trying to be a dictator. I’m just saying we need to learn the lessons of history.”
John, John, get a grip! Who is “suppressing” the press? Do you seriously not understand the difference between criticizing the press and suppressing it? The press is not above criticism. On the contrary, it deserves to be called out constantly for bias and inaccuracy. President Trump has taken a good step in that direction, but a great deal more press criticism is in order.
Also: not calling on CNN in a White House press conference does not constitute “suppressing” CNN.
The Washington crack-up continues apace.
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Johnny boy’s not worried about what the press was doing under bammy??
Damm, you got my hopes up
I have as much contempt for McLame as i do for Obama and the MSM
And that’s pretty deep
Rule #1 when taking over a Country>capture the radio and TV stations.
The Progressives and Marxist commandeered the American media many years ago
Johnny knows he is going to have his follies exposed!
Trump will not protect him
Where to start?
McCain has served close to 40 years in a government he hasn’t learned by now, is part of a Representative Constitutional Republic, not a Democracy.
So to start, lets discuss the end of McCain’s days as a U. S. Senator.
Nor did he worry what they did to his vice presidential nominee.
Yeah right- after eight years of being Obama cheerleaders, they're adversarial.
This clown has been completely unhinged and acting crazy and scared since the Election, He is Hiding Something and SCARED TO DEATH MY President is going to OUT HIM. I see no other valid explanation for his behavior
McCain is known politically for being one of the Keating 5 and his concession speech to Obama.
Wasn’t the Press supressed, over that little fire ol’ Johnny started on an aircraft carrier???
Can’t be a “maverick” if the press isn’t there to affirm it ...
People fooled him with fake dossier and idiot still don’t get it.
McCain believes in a free press so much that he did radio broadcasts for the North Vietnamese when he was their guest and only recieved extra food for payment.
The same press that ####ed him over and over and over and over like a 50 cent crack whore when he ran for election?
I remember the articles.
Hope he drops dead of a heart attack. It’s time.
This so-called “free press” is fully controlled and operated by Obama, Soros, Clinton and Pelosi.
It is a full throated wing of the democrat/communist party.
Trump needs to inform the people directly now. Let the people know that the “free press” is the enemy of the USA.
As DJT sometimes says, "Sad!!!"
I was hoping he really drove into a ditch
How does a pro illegal whack job get re elected in a conservative place like Arizona? Well Jeff Flakey is from Arizona too.
Time for Senate to cancel McCain being head of his committee. Time for Arizona GOP to write up petitions for him to resign. Protest him, and run him out of office.
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