Trump vs. Press: Federal Power Play or Sandbox Tantrum?
Jimmy Kimmel Live! has sashayed back into the spotlight, thrilling viewers who miss Trump-era soundbites, but apparently, the real fireworks are offstage. New York Times' Adam Liptak and ex-Washington Post editor Marty Baron have spotted the Trump administration flexing federal muscle not for highway repairs or cheese subsidies, but to control speech and the press. Because when democracy feels too democratic, nothing says 'freedom' like federal oversight of what journalists can say. It's like spotting a referee suddenly bouncing the ball for one team while the other is still tying their cleats. Classic political hustle, now live on the nationās airwaves.
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The Trump administrationās new hobby is controlling the press, proving once again that when free speech starts to sound inconvenient, itās time for federal power to step in and play police. Spoiler: democracyās just the backup act.
Turns out federal power isnāt just for jet fuel and national parks. Itās also the new gatekeeper of speech, starring in the Trump administrationās latest reality show called 'Press Control: The Sequel.'
If speech were a baseball game, the Trump administration just declared a new rule: only certain players get to swing. Spoiler alert: journalists arenāt in the lineup.
Source: Feeds | Published: 9/24/2025 | Author: Terry Gross
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