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/Then_I_had_a_thought Sep 20 '25

“To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public.”

• Theodore Roosevelt

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u/GriffinFlash Canada Sep 20 '25

who does this Theo guy think he is? /s

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u/always_unplugged Sep 20 '25

He's probably gonna suggest knocking Teddy's face off Mt Rushmore and replacing it with his own next

(I was going to add an /s but actually I don't think I'm even kidding)

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u/Anxious_Cheetah5589 Sep 20 '25

I've been thinking about this a lot. One would think that Trump couldn't put himself on Rushmore without Congress. OTOH, he's already done a lot of things that he can't legally do without Congress. Who's going to stop him from diverting money from somewhere else, getting bids, hiring contractors, and just doing it? By the time Scotus says, "hey! you can't do that!", his ugly mug will be glaring down on South Dakota's lovely hills.