‘Maybe we should go after you’ Trump threatens ABC reporter asking about free speech

https://www.independent.co.uk/tv/news/trump-free-speech-abc-reporter-charlie-kirk-video-b2827626.html

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stoy@lemmy.zip · 100 pts · 336d (14 replies)

And the rest of the press does nothing.

rc__buggy@sh.itjust.works · 22 pts · 336d (2 replies)

Well, it looked like they were recording and reporting it.

stoy@lemmy.zip · 42 pts · 336d (1 reply)

Sure, but where is the general outcry and black headlines?

rc__buggy@sh.itjust.works · 18 pts · 336d

Language like "Trump Threatens"? It's right there.

salacious_coaster@infosec.pub · 3 pts · 336d (10 replies)

Did you want them to dive across the resolute desk and beat him up? What exactly were you wanting the unarmed reporters to do here?

onslaught545@lemmy.zip · 16 pts · 336d

Actually press him on his statements.

knightly@pawb.social · 7 pts · 336d

Follow in Al-Zaidi's footsteps.

SereneSadie@lemmy.myserv.one · 7 pts · 336d (1 reply)

Someone should. Stupid turd wouldn't put up a fight anyway.

salacious_coaster@infosec.pub · 3 pts · 336d

Secret service might.

NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 336d (5 replies)

Report it.

Nastybutler@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 336d (4 replies)

That's... literally what this post is

Treczoks@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 336d (3 replies)

To a very limited audience. And one that would be surprised if it was different in the first place.

undefined@lemmy.hogru.ch · 1 pts · 336d

The reporters didn’t post it here to Lemmy (assuming that’s the small audience). It’s on their website and they likely syndicated it across all kinds of platforms (such as Apple News, Google News, etc).

prex@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 335d (1 reply)

The ABC is a national broadcaster. Think BBC but with an A.

This comment is not an innuendo.

edit: shit - wrong ABC

Treczoks@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 335d

Did they put this in the news, as the No1 item? Because that's where it would belong. The non-Murdoch press needs to fight back, but I can't see them doing it.

Almacca@aussie.zone · 44 pts · 336d (1 reply)

White man speaks with forked tongue. Why do reporters never push back against these absurd statements? I know they'll lose 'access', but that's better than losing their integrity.

HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 336d

dammit now i'm not going to be able to get I Wanna Be A Cowboy out of my head

razzazzika@lemmy.zip · 35 pts · 336d

Libel is now hate speech I guess. And any criticism of the president is Libel now, which is also hate speech...

Dionysus@leminal.space · 32 pts · 336d

Fucking fascist twats.

All conservatives are terrorists

Nastybutler@lemmy.world · 31 pts · 336d

What a petulant, whiney little bitch of a dictator

LordCrom@lemmy.world · 30 pts · 336d

President just threatened a reporter asking a question....

Narcissistic POS

frustrated_phagocytosis@fedia.io · 22 pts · 336d (11 replies)

Carry a gun next time you ask questions, since they aren't thrilled about the 1st amendment, check them on the 2nd.

rc__buggy@sh.itjust.works · 28 pts · 336d (10 replies)

Press are unarmed, it's what gets them a pass into a lot of situations that armed people don't get to go to.

It's sort of a big part of their identity.

frustrated_phagocytosis@fedia.io · 8 pts · 336d (9 replies)

Fundamental aspects of the press need to change or we'll continue watching them whitewash everything. Plus I wanna see SCOTUS justify gun control for Fox News people in writing.

rc__buggy@sh.itjust.works · 11 pts · 336d (8 replies)

Armed reporters are antithesis to everything they stand for.

onslaught545@lemmy.zip · 7 pts · 336d (7 replies)

So is bending knee to a fascist and sanewashing his crimes.

rc__buggy@sh.itjust.works · -5 pts · 336d (6 replies)

Oh, you're one of those.

kbobabob@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 4 pts · 336d (5 replies)

Those?

rc__buggy@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 336d

Nothing is good enough

Wytch@lemmy.zip · 20 pts · 336d

Ok, I get it now. There's a delay on my Trump-to-English translation. "Treated fairly" means "unquestioned."

He wants people to stop pointing out problematic shit he says and does.

WanderWisley@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 336d

Fuck off orange Hitler.

Highlandcow@feddit.uk · 9 pts · 336d

Just seeing trumps response to the online safety act I think it's clear he doesn't care about freedom of speech much

humanspiral@lemmy.ca · 8 pts · 336d

If the country was "fixed"/doing awesome, forecasts for 3 fed cuts by December wouldn't be current. Labour Statistics department head wouldn't be fired for giving bad news.

The bigger problem no matter economic health is "our hate speech is free speech. Your/any criticism, or just concern about the right of criticism, is radical left damaging the country"

Tollana1234567@lemmy.today · 4 pts · 335d

they should really question his orange concealer hes using improperly on his face.

Eddbopkins@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 336d

I don't see what he sees.

Treczoks@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 334d

Maybe the people should finally go after Trump for ideas like that.

Cocopanda@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 336d

It’s all garbage.

FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 336d
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