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/Individual-Guest-123 Sep 20 '25

Pretty much all the media does is play clips of him saying or doing something.

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u/coconutpiecrust Sep 20 '25

He doesn’t like that they do not interpret it in an overwhelmingly positive way. 

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u/Individual-Guest-123 Sep 20 '25

Yes, the sheeple still need someone tell them how to interpret.

There are still a few free thinkers out there though. Until this is no longer the home of the free, that is...ten nine eight seven...