USA Freedom of the Press under threat: Trump threatens to block networks from hosting debates after Dems reject Fox - by Tal Axelrod

President Trump on Wednesday responded to the Democratic National Committee refusing to let Fox News host a Democratic primary debate by threatening to "do the same thing" with other networks during the general election.

"Democrats just blocked @FoxNews from holding a debate. Good, then I think I'll do the same thing with the Fake News Networks and the Radical Left Democrats in the General Election debates!" Trump tweeted Wednesday.

Democrats just blocked @FoxNews from holding a debate. Good, then I think I'll do the same thing with the Fake News Networks and the Radical Left Democrats in the General Election debates!
- Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 7, 2019

Trump has maintained a bitter relationship with the press since the campaign trail, often painting mainstream media outlets as "fake news" following critical coverage of himself or his administration.

The president alone would not have the power to prevent outlets from hosting a general election debate.

Note EU-Digest: Be it the Republicans, the Democrats or the President, neither one should meddle in how the news media  wants to do their reporting - that is all part of freedom of the press

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A French lesson for Obama - by Tim Mak

Progressive bloggers on Monday pointed to the election of a Socialist, Francois Hollande, to the presidency of France to suggest that austerity measures in Europe weren’t working – or pleasing the electorate there – and that similar policies wouldn’t be effective in the United States.

“Austerity pushers across Europe and the U.S. recoil in horror at the news, knowing that Hollande will soon add more proof that they’ve been full of crap all along,” wrote Bill at the Daily Kos.

Progressive bloggers on Monday pointed to the election of a Socialist, Francois Hollande, to the presidency of France to suggest that austerity measures in Europe weren’t working – or pleasing the electorate there – and that similar policies wouldn’t be effective in the United States.

“Austerity pushers across Europe and the U.S. recoil in horror at the news, knowing that Hollande will soon add more proof that they’ve been full of crap all along,” wrote Bill at the Daily Kos.


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