Perhaps we just need to elect a President that does not make official government decrees on a social network that was originally set up for pre-teens to connect with the latest Hollywood heart throb.
I don’t know if this news article ever got cited: Donald Trump’s Twitter Mentor Likens First Tweet To Terrifying ‘Jurassic Park’ Moment
Naaahhh… No more unconstitutional than the reporters constant wrong premise and Gotcha Questions.
Which section of the constitution covers wrong premises and gotcha questions?
Show where in the Constitution that comes up.
“Congress shall make no law… abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press…”
That’s the only occurrence of the word FREEDOM in the Constitution. We, the People, and “the press”, have the freedom to say and ask whatever the fuck pops up. Have courts ruled that Executive Orders may kill that explicit freedom? Legislation imposes limits on certain intentionally false speech. And speech can have repercussions - cf hate speech.
Is it unconstitutional for Trump to ban some reporters? No, but bad optics. Even a retarded koala might figure out that it looks better to let hostiles in and just ignore them or prepare clever replies. Our inexperienced POTUS misses old political tricks.
“Congress shall make no law… abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press…”
That’s the only occurrence of the word FREEDOM in the Constitution. We, the People, and “the press”, have the freedom to say and ask whatever the fuck pops up. Have courts ruled that Executive Orders may kill that explicit freedom? Legislation imposes limits on certain intentionally false speech. And speech can have repercussions - cf hate speech.
Is it unconstitutional for Trump to ban some reporters? No, but bad optics. Even a sleepy koala might figure out that it looks better to let hostiles in and just ignore them or prepare clever replies. Our inexperienced POTUS misses old political tricks.
Sorry for the almost-dupe, as I tried to fix the first - I ask Mods for the first post to be removed.
Raising this zombie to say that the Trump administration is discarding the longstanding tradition of allowing the White House Correspondents’ Association to determine who comprises the press pool covering the White House. In particular, they are choosing to exclude the Associated Press explicitly because it refuses to rename the Gulf of Mexico in its coverage to its global audience. I haven’t heard that the AP or the WHCA will sue but I think there is a very good chance one or the other will.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/02/25/trump-white-house-press-pool-access-00206001
Hahahah.
Sort of like seeing an angry 5 year old with a loaded gun.
Which “first-amendment auditors” use to be obnoxious. The harass government workers then claim that they are doing a story and cry out, “Freedom of the press!”
I think this is first amendment related…
A few years back there was a ‘movement’ or group that said since a government building is technically public property, they could come in a sit in your office if they so chose to do so. They could film anywhere in the building. They could be anywhere in the building.
They where pushing the limits, and no one was quite sure just how far they could push. Basically, they where intrusive pests. This never actually happened to me though I heard about it.
So, up went the restricted area signs, door locks and bullet proof glass. ID badges that must be worn at all times. In came the sheriffs deputies.
A lot of this had to do with people not understanding how home valuation/taxes work. Lots of pissed off people. They mostly wanted to harass government employees that where just doing their jobs.