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Tony S's avatar

Donald needs the media much more than the media needs Donald.

Would be nice if the media understood this.

Wendy B.'s avatar

Well, also, what is the point of reporting "what Trump said"? It's either a lie or gibberish. Or both. Reporters should focus on finding out and reporting what Miller is sneakily doing. That man is terrifying.

MM Harris's avatar

Not only that but the statements change every day, sometimes by hour, AND the messages also vary - many times by a lot - depending on who's spewing them. I no longer waste my time reading or listening to most of it.

Nancy Endersby's avatar

So agree Wendy , especially because they are citizens too and are gonna have to live with whatever terrible decisions this regime makes !

Karen Jacob's avatar

Farmers are already feeling it. Lets see if they learned any thing from trump policies.

Lee Lenard's avatar

Trucking and transportation sector suffering just like the farmers but both entities still worship their golden leader. They cannot explain why, but daily they are shouting “How Great Thou Are”.

Greg Anderson's avatar

Wendy, I agree, Donny Snoreleon is a very talented "weapon of mass distraction", while pewee german, et al, check off the boxes for Project 2025-6.

JP's avatar
Sep 19Edited

The first amendment mandates neutrality from the government towards the press. The government isn't supposed to like the press and the press isn't there to make the government happy. It is there to inform the people.

A free press is one of the most vital safeguards against tyranny and banning them from the White House is yet another huge step towards a complete fascist takeover of the Trump's administration. He's going full dictator now. NO other President ever would have thought of banning the press from access.

Make no mistake, a free press must be free to report on and question those in power. The First Amendment does not protect a free press only when the government likes what the press says. I invoke my First Amendment rights to wear freely these anti-Trump shirts EVERYWHERE 👇

https://libtees.dashery.com/t-shirts

Trump can’t touch our first amendment, we will say whatever the f*€k we wanna say!

Larry Erickson's avatar

"Were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers, or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter." Thomas Jefferson in a letter to Edward Carrington, dated January 16, 1787

Marliss Desens's avatar

That needs to be on a t-shirt.

Lee Lenard's avatar

In 2026 we have lost both!

DeBurgh's avatar

The headline across all news media should be: "Trump afraid of journalists."

Subheading: "Trump bans some press from the White House. Afraid of being asked questions."

Obvious.

ramonaj's avatar

Also. Add everything the moron says is a lie. Always trying to deflect and be the top story . 🙄 How about nothing but bad press for him. Start your ridiculous reporting (msm) with we know its a lie but trump says.....

DeBurgh's avatar

Please spread this meme: Trump is afraid of the press. He bans journalists because he is afraid of them.

Madannie's avatar

I think they understand it. Not sure they care. They're the reason he is where he is. donald is no longer in there. PERIOD

ramonaj's avatar

He is the same asshole he was in the 70s and 80s. Only Old and demented. Which makes him a bigger asshole than he has ever been.

Oaktown's avatar

So true. His brain has been reduced to its core essence ... and none of that is good.

Penny Thibeaux's avatar

There is

No Brain not even a Brain cell, there is just black mold, completely void of any thought process, that's never been there

Rapist, child sextual assault, child rapist.....EPSTEIN Pedophiles, pathological lier, ,so much more, however,

NO BRAIN...

Linda Harris's avatar

IMO, since the White House belongs to "We the People", what right does he have to deny certain press people. In a real America, all of the press corps should have boycotted him. That man thrives on media attention, I say block it all.

Karen Rivera's avatar

Under the 1st Amendment, is the press "obligated" to cover the ravings of a mad man? He really will just melt down if no one pays attention to him. Of course Fixed News and CBS will, but somewhere in his addled brain he has to know We The People don't watch those channels - only his Cult of Deplorables. I wish the press would boycott him, at least for a period of time.

ramonaj's avatar

I think it is hilarious he bans news We don't watch. So out of touch. Still thinks we are stupid.

Karen Rivera's avatar

We can let him go on thinking that right up to the day we toss him and the rest of his Sickos out VOTE BLUE!

Penny Thibeaux's avatar

You are so right

They should Collectively block him, speak the truth about everything.

They have lost their spines just like the Senate and the House

Spineless, scared of an OLD DEMENTED IDIOT

The Peaceful Solution-Plan B's avatar

Satan's characteristics

Satan's characteristics include being the great adversary, deceiver, accuser, and tempter, known for pride, cunning, and a desire to destroy God's creation, often appearing as an "angel of light" to lead people astray. He's a powerful, spirit- being with a will, though not omnipotent, who uses lies, schemes, and subtlety to oppose God, seeking to corrupt and ruin humanity. 

Key Characteristics

* Adversary & Opposer: His name means "adversary," and he actively opposes God and His people. 

* Deceiver & Liar: He is the "father of lies," presenting false images of reality and hiding his true motives.

* Tempter: He tempts people to sin, tailoring temptations to individual weaknesses.

* Accuser: He brings charges against the righteous.

* Proud & Malicious: He is characterized by pride and envy, desiring to elevate himself and bring others to ruin. 

* Powerful but Limited: He possesses great power, but is not omnipotent, omniscient, or omnipresent, and will ultimately face punishment. 

* Fierce & Cruel: Described as a "roaring lion" seeking whom he may devour, he embodies evil and destruction. 

* Cunning & Subtle: He uses craftiness and deceitful schemes to corrupt minds. 

* Destroyer: His goal is to kill, steal, and destroy, bringing people into rebellion against goodness.

All of this sounds so familiar.

We are in the middle of a five alarm fire, and while most of the country remains oblivious, too many in the resistance are wasting time discussing how to organize and implement a fire department. What’s needed from the general public is total non cooperation and a general Spending Strike. NOW!

Spending Strike. Stop spending except on essentials. We, the People, are funding the fascist takeover of America.

For more information on how to accomplish this, visit my profile page. Or:

https://rpmcmurphy1.substack.com/p/how-to-stop-his-royal-heinous-7d6?

Please: Resist. Stop cooperating. Stop spending. Stop the fascist takeover.

Thank you for restacking, and sharing, to help Spread the Word!

io bonini's avatar

TS., You are so right...the bloviator can't bloviate if no one shows up, he can't call anyone Piggy or dumb, can't say they are stupid if there is no one in the room. Ghost him. He would freak out.

Penny Thibeaux's avatar

Yes, Ghost them all !!!!!

Robin's avatar

sadly dt's spew on social media (global) would ratchet up even more. Giving adversaries the best possible view of the USA

Merry's avatar

Except Trump wants to pick and choose which media is allowed, because at his core, Trump is a fascist. Following is a one-page PDF that summarizes the 14 characteristics of fascism. He is the textbook definition -

https://osbcontent.s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/PC-00466.pdf

Kay G's avatar

Project 2025, which is what Trump and the MAGA Republicans seem to be following vs the Constitution, subverts our “freedom of the press”, so the Executive Branch CAN decide which media outlets are allowed to operate and which are censored.

Merry's avatar

Yes, trump appears to be following P2025, but P2025 is not a legally binding document. It’s a framework. So Trump has no legal authority to determine or dictate who’s allowed access to his pressers, particularly if they’re focused on what’s called “viewpoint discrimination” which is in violation of the 1st amendment. But he CAN “cloak” his decision to block certain reporters because of “limited space, logistics or safety” reasons, etc.

Apparently the legal issues have been ongoing and some aren’t fully resolved yet.

My research indicates that “Project 2025 is not a legal document, so it cannot not grant or specify that Donald Trump has full legal authority to determine which reporters can attend his press releases.”

“The Project 2025 policy guide (Mandate for Leadership) states that there is no legal entitlement for permanent media workspace on the White House grounds and recommends re-evaluating space constraints and media demands.”

“How Project 2025 Kneecapped the US Press”

“The Heritage Foundation’s road map for a conservative presidency proposed sweeping media reforms. Trump carried out most of them—and he has three years left.”

https://www.cjr.org/analysis/how-project-2025-kneecapped-the-us-press.php

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/09/18/trump-media-outlet-ban-white-house-legality-cases/91831619007/

Penny Thibeaux's avatar

He has to be locked up in a padded cell, no toilet, no water, no hamburgers, no French fries, starvation and torture only, pull his finger nails out, shave his head, no absolutely no make up.

Sick mother fucker deserves hell now, right now

Today !!!

Robin's avatar

dt in solitary confinement would be immense help.

There must be room INside a 24/7 data center?

Karen Jacob's avatar

I hear there is room in Alligator Alcatraz

Robin's avatar

Media needs much less: filming of trump

Media needs MUCH MORE: investigative reporting on the hell-to-human-life

that he & Administration are plotting to do (incl all million/billion/trillionaires involved)

DEMs need to do this too... and tie every single issue back to public daily life (aka the missing medical care, education, diesel cost to every thing we buy, and 1st Amendment right to free press so that we do KNOW & SEE the authoritarianism we are in)

Gunnar Jensen's avatar

I’d go a step further: the day the media collectively walk is the day the gas holding the fat balloon called “trump” escapes and the entire, thin skinned wraith fizzles and twizzles around a bit, then back to the two dimensions from whence it came …

Joanne Gatsis's avatar

Hey, MAGA dumb fucks! Is America great again yet? I want to thank you for what you have done to our country and the world by voting for this vile piece of trash! You will never be forgiven. NONE of you! 🖕

io bonini's avatar

Hey JG., Tell us how you really feel. LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL. 100%

Joanne Gatsis's avatar

I will! I will always do so! 🤣

Wendy B.'s avatar

So while Hegseth is going around personally checking the troops for "morning erections", Russia is about to attack Europe and we have no munitions left because Hegseth prematurely ejaculated them all at Iran, who now controls the world's oil supply.

Robot Bender's avatar

He's wayyy too interested in other men's erections.

io bonini's avatar

Hey RB. Seems like if this regime isn't raping children and young women, eating raccoons penis, they're checking erections. WTF?!

Karen Rivera's avatar

It takes perversion to a whole different level.

io bonini's avatar

Yeah KR., Let's add Bestiality to that, I'll bet their into necrophilia too...just wait until Kash says he wants to protect the victims of necrophilia...lololololol It would be funnier if we weren't talking about the people running/ruining this country.

Karen Rivera's avatar

Donny has always commented on "Good Looking Men" Is Kegbreath procuring talent for Donny? Is Kegbreath screening talent for his own personal use? How is this not sexual harassment?

Debbie's avatar

The reason he may be so concerned is projection: he is experiencing these issues so he thinks everyone is experiencing these issues

Robin's avatar

Hegseth is 46. He's worried about his own andropause future.

Acc to his own view... he wont be a real man then.

Reality: he's not a real man, but neanderthal

Karen Jacob's avatar

Real men have confidence in their masculinity. They can wear pink.

Joanne Gatsis's avatar

Is he going to wank them too? 🤔

Robot Bender's avatar

Gotta make sure those testosterone shots are working, right? 🍆

N. Walters's avatar

Sooo true, and put in a most hilarious way. You have a way with words....🤭

Joanne Gatsis's avatar

"Hegseth’s new bizarre testosterone policy focusing on soldiers’ erections"

He is one sick fuck! Closet case!

Penny Thibeaux's avatar

Castration becomes him !!!

Joanne Gatsis's avatar

Cut his dick off and watch him bleed out. He doesn't deserve a surgical procedure. Cut the fucker off.

Penny Thibeaux's avatar

Yes yes yes yes

May everything he has done, crimes against humanity, come for the bastard right now. May he suffer beyond comprehension, nay his duck fall off, hair fall out, May bad Karma come right now for the inhumane narcissistic

Penny Thibeaux's avatar

May his dick fall off

Karen Rivera's avatar

I can donate a rusty blade for the work

Joanne Gatsis's avatar

Oh yes, that'll do just fine. 👏

ramonaj's avatar

I believe their dicks arent big enough . We know micro penis Dumold could be done with a swift swipe of a box cutter.

Joanne Gatsis's avatar

We wouldn't even need a box cutter, a butter knife would do 😂

Robot Bender's avatar

He's wayyy too interested in hypermasculinity.

io bonini's avatar

Aren't they all JG., Aren't they all....weirdest shit I've ever seen in one building and I've seen some weird shit.

Joanne Gatsis's avatar

It's some whacked out shit for sure.

Nerdyliberal's avatar

There are no curse words strong enough to describe how Republicans are willing to gamble with possible worldwide economic collapse from fuel shortages & the start of WW3 (while we don’t have enough ammo to protect ourselves) just to appease the ego of a profoundly ignorant & immoral man. May they all be voted out!

Joanne Gatsis's avatar

"NATO’s military chief says the alliance is now bracing for Article 5 scenarios"

Thank Trump for this. I knew it was coming. Putin is emboldened.

Linda Harris's avatar

Joanne, I am worried that trump will not allow the US to answer an Article 5 plea from Europe if something happens. Also, it doesn't really matter that congress (both houses) voted to sanction Russia if trump just overrides those sanctions. Thinking of removing 25K troops seems to me to be a sign from trump that Putin can now go in.

Karen Rivera's avatar

I don't think Donny will answer an Article 5. The troop drawdown was a signal of some sort to someone.

Joanne Gatsis's avatar

I believe the removal of our troops was all for Putin, yes.

Diamond's avatar

Yup,. Europe's been left wide open

Karen Rivera's avatar

Is it only coincidence that all the wheels are about to fall off so Putin is emboldened or has this been Donny's assignment all along?

Joanne Gatsis's avatar

I think this was always the plan.

ramonaj's avatar

It was only a matter of time. YES Joanne . He is going to kill us all. Congrats you morons for allowing this. A vote for Dumold is a stain you don't get to remove. EVER.

If you still back the BS you are just as insane as he is.

Joanne Gatsis's avatar

They're all nuts who still back this fucker.

Abandoned Afghan Ally's avatar

as a left-behind Afghan ally abandoned by the current U.S. administration I know how important truthful information and accountability can be during a war. I once served alongside people who trusted America’s promises, and I learned that when governments make decisions, ordinary people often carry the consequences. that is why independent journalism and honest reporting matter so much to people like me

Nancy Berger's avatar

Thank you so much for your comment. My heart goes out to you and all of the Afghan allies and families whom we have mistreated. It is a stain on our history.

Darrell Scott's avatar

Stop the crazy ass bullshit!!! Vote 🔵🔵🔵

Cheryl Foster's avatar

Hi Brett - great article yet again! Please 🙏 keep this up and TRUTH ALWAYS! Speaking of TRUTH, hi Joanne Gatsis and everyone here- it's good to know that WE HAVE EACH OTHER'S BACKS AGAINST TRUMP AND THE MAGAS!!! STAND UP TOGETHER AND WE GOT THIS!!!

Joanne Gatsis's avatar

Love you, Cheryl 🫶🏼

Linda (Evanston IL)'s avatar

We just cancelled our trip to see my Swiss relatives near Geneva. How would we return if jet fuel supplies are running low? Now I must look up Article 5 scenarios. This is all horribly frightening 😨

Robin's avatar

Would the U.N. in Geneva even help Americans now?

Linda (Evanston IL)'s avatar

I’m not sure how this works. I need to learn more. My relatives there are doctors and other non political people. Frightening.

Linda (Evanston IL)'s avatar

I will learn more. My relatives there are not political. They are teachers, doctors, etc.

Marianne L's avatar

I’m wondering if Hegseth will have a policy about the size of women’s boobs in the military 😂. 🙄 Sheesh.

He’ll ponder if boobs hamper using firearms.

Karen Rivera's avatar

No because he is kicking women out

Marianne L's avatar

Yes, he is. I’m a Veteran and it’s so insulting

Karen Rivera's avatar

Thank you for your service. I write Get Out The Vote postcards to voters. I have a whole stack for Vice Admiral Nancy Lacore. a 35-yr Vet that Kegbreath dismissed. She's running for Congress to restore Integrity.

Andrew Campbell's avatar

Think about how much of this chaos is due to Trump.

JohnC-Va's avatar

Really no need to think. All of this shit belongs that babbling, blithering bag of bullshit.

Joanne Gatsis's avatar

Right and I could see this coming since 2024; ALL of it. 🤬

Jane in NC's avatar

Maybe the MSM will finally learn they don't need WH access to report on it. After being denied WH credentials, if they have any savvy at all, they'll realize this actually frees them up to report the news without fear of retaliation. While I support CNN's and MS NOW's determination to defend their First Amendment rights in court, they shouldn't let those court cases get in the way of reporting the objective news. It might even reestablish some level of public confidence in the legacy media if they stop pulling their punches.

Diane in Ohio's avatar

This shortage of munitions seems pretty serious. Why isn’t Trump using some of that massive power he’s always bragging about to build or open new factories?

Karen Rivera's avatar

If Putin ordered him to run out of armaments before Putin starts whatever he's planning there won't be new weapons factories.

ramonaj's avatar

HE IS A FUCKIN. LIAR. Nothing he says is real or can be believed. It's what a pathological liar and narcissist does! The ride down the escalator, and his entire life before should have been enough. FFS .

Pat Robinson's avatar

I know this is way way way wrong but I wish all GOP folks would were a GOP badge so we know who to not let out daughters/grand daughters date because what is important to them is the testosterone level of their sons, how much of a bully you can be and how much you can cheat to win and things like kindness, tolerance, integrity or anything Jesus said is not important..indeed those things are to be avoided. I don't want the young women in my family to even hang around those young men. But sometimes they can seem so nice on the surface.

Robin's avatar

I think you need to trust how daughters were raised (outside of the GOP, of course). If raised with enough self awareness & self respect, they will hear and see trouble in their date. How they are treated & talked to... would appear very soon. That first 1 on 1 date would be enough for nice-on-the-surface to fall away. (eg: talk of giving up her career, getting married soon, how he views the females in his family)

Donna's avatar

Oh, how I deeply miss an eloquent, coherent, kind, brilliant leader. Sigh.

Karen Rivera's avatar

VOTE BLUE so we can elect new leaders matching that description. It's been pretty gloomy today. Be aware of the threats & the dangers, but please don't give up, that's what they want. If they keep everyone rattled and off-base, we won't focus are needing to get rid of them and how to go about it.