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Trump's media playbook

Axios · last updated

Former President Trump and his allies have vowed to go after the media in a second presidential term, but a strong U.S. legal and regulatory framework means bullying and harassment campaigns would probably be more effective than leveraging presidential powers.

Why it matters: Are there political levers the former president could pull to target media companies he doesn’t like? Yes. But harassment campaigns and lawsuits that drain companies of time, money, resources and trust are much easier and can be just as punitive.

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