Carl Bernstein: Trump's Tweet Not Just Anti-CNN, But 'Anti-Freedom of the Press,' He Wants Lapdogs!
by Josh Feldman | 12:05 pm, July 2nd, 2017
CNNs Reliable Sources opened this morning with a rather timely discussion of President Trumps anti-media attacks, following the President tweeting a fan-made video of him literally fighting back against CNN.
After Brian Stelter wondered whether Republican leaders will actually speak out against these tweets, Carl Bernstein said the new tweet is not just anti-CNN, its anti-freedom of the press, its anti-freedom of speech.
New York Magazine correspondent Olivia Nuzzi said the tweet is just the latest example of memes going from places like InfoWars and Reddit to the President of the United States Twitter feed.
CNN commentator Ben Ferguson pushed back a bit and said it was a humorous tweet that didnt imply violence.
Everybody knows that wrestling is fake, he added.
Stelter pointed out that so many people in the press get threats on a daily basis, but Ferguson said everyone keeps trying to make this into a bigger story than it really is.
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