President Donald Trump. Credit: The White House
More than 300 newspapers across the country published editorials Thursday defending the freedom of the press against attacks by President Donald Trump.
The Boston Globe, which initiated the effort, said in its editorial, “This relentless assault on the free press has dangerous consequences.” Trump promptly tweeted that the Globe was in “collusion with other newspapers on free press.” He subsequently tweeted he wants “true” freedom of the press:
There is nothing that I would want more for our Country than true FREEDOM OF THE PRESS. The fact is that the Press is FREE to write and say anything it wants, but much of what it says is FAKE NEWS, pushing a political agenda or just plain trying to hurt people. HONESTY WINS!
