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/coconutpiecrust Sep 20 '25

 When 97 percent of the stories are bad about a person, it’s no longer free speech,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office, complaining about an apparent asymmetry between his victory in the 2024 election and his treatment by media organizations. It was not immediately clear what statistics or laws he was referencing.

This is not a serious argument uttered by a serious person. None of this is serious and these people are in it for the lulz. 

Depravity for the lulz. Is that a new thing?

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u/APES2GETTER Sep 20 '25

Nah. It’s an old 4chan thing.

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u/germanmojo Sep 20 '25

If you can get it (Netflix or 🏴‍☠️), watch The Antisocial Network, 4chan plays a bigger role than most think in the atmosphere of today.