The Trump White House's Slippery Slope Against Journalism The latest escalation in the Trump administration's war against the press – a ban on journalists from MS NOW, CNN, and Politico – is a stark reminder that the free press has become the first casualty of President Donald Trump's increasingly authoritarian leanings.
This move marks a significant escalation in the administration's efforts to suppress dissenting voices.
In 2018, Trump's White House briefly attempted to suspend a CNN reporter's press pass after a heated confrontation.