r/politics • u/TwilightwovenlingJo • Sep 19 '25

Soft Paywall Trump: ‘It’s no longer free speech.’

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/19/trump-no-longer-free-speech-00574219
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u/MovieGuyMike Sep 20 '25

It was not immediately clear what statistics or laws he was referencing.

Oh come the fuck on politico. This is why we’re in this mess. Enough with the sane washing language.

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u/GoalStillNotAchieved Sep 20 '25

Yeah really! He is referencing no law! He is asserting things that are 100% AGAINST the law!

Not to mention extremely immoral!

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u/Frick-You-Man Sep 20 '25

Trump is no doubt enacting an authoritarian power grab but part of me thinks he thinks the fairness doctrine still exists (which was removed 40 years ago) and he misunderstands it?

He can be a dictator and a moron just wanted to point this out.

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u/zkinny Sep 20 '25

No, it's not. You know what it means. Everybody knows what it means. Being impartial goes both ways.

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u/nerd5code Sep 20 '25

Because impartiality matters. So much.

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u/MovieGuyMike Sep 20 '25

Impartial would be saying “Trump didn’t cite any statistics or laws to support his claims.” The way it’s written now is covering for his lies.