New York Times publisher A.G. Sulzberger has accused President Donald Trump of crossing a “dangerous line” in his ongoing attacks on the press today in a Wall St. Journal op-ed. “…
“First it was the “the failing New York Times.” Then “fake news.” Then “enemy of the people.” President Trump’s escalating attacks on the New York Times have paralleled his broader barrage on American media. He’s gone from misrepresenting our business, to assaulting our integrity, to demonizing our journalists with a phrase that’s been used by generations of demagogues.
Sulzberger was referring to two Trump tweets that following a New York Times report about US efforts to target Russia’s power grid.Trump claimed in the tweets that the Times report was “a virtual act of Treason by a once great paper so desperate for a story, any story, even if bad for our Country,” Trump tweeted. “ALSO, NOT TRUE! Anything goes with our Corrupt News Media today.
“There is no more serious charge a commander in chief can make against an independent news organization,” Sulzberger said in the op-ed. “Which presents a troubling question: What would it look like for Mr. Trump to escalate his attacks on the press further? Having already reached for the most incendiary language available, what is left but putting his threats into action?”
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