John Oliver to the press: ‘Don’t comply with Trump’s ridiculous demands’
The Last Week Tonight host warned about the president’s attacks on the media and the growth of authoritarianism
John Oliver made a plea for a free press to continue in the US in Sunday’s episode of his weekly HBO show.
On Last Week Tonight, the host talked about how Donald Trump has “always been antagonistic” with the press. “The problem is Trump clearly only likes when people are nice to him,” he said.
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Whether it’s the Des Moines Register’s publication of an unfavorable election poll, a routine edit of a 60 Minutes interview with Kamala Harris, or the Associated Press’s decision in its authoritative stylebook to continue to use “Gulf of Mexico,” Donald Trump and the White House have used executive authority and legal reprisals in an effort to punish and suppress press coverage that runs contrary to the administration’s preferred narratives.
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