Tag: Enemy of the people

CNN's Wolf Blitzer speaks about World Press Freedom Day and threats journalists are facing around the world. #CNN #News

CNN's John Avlon dives into the history behind much of President Trump's heated campaign trail rhetoric.

Republicans, however, are in a minority on the issue. About 65% of those polled said they believe the news media is “an important part of democracy,” while 26% of voters said the media is the enemy of the people. About 51% of Republicans polled said they believed ” the news media is the enemy of the people. The Quinnipiac also revealed that while 44% of American voters are concerned that Trump’s criticism of the news media will lead to violence against people who work in media, 52% of voters are not worried. Democrats and Republicans showed stark difference in concern for this issue, with 76% of Democrats saying they are concerned about violent retaliation while 80% of Republicans said they were not. “The media, so frequently excoriated by the White House, is not considered an enemy of the people. When asked if they feel that Trump should stop tweeting from his personal Twitter account, Republicans seemed split, 47% of Republicans said yes, 44% said no. Eighty-two percent of Democrats and 68% of independents polled said he should stop tweeting. The Quinnipiac poll surveyed 1,175 voters nationwide between Aug. 9 and 13. It had a margin of error of +/- 3.4 percentage points.

Press secretary questioned by CNN correspondent Jim Acosta on if the press is the 'enemy of the people.' FOX News Channel (FNC) is a 24-hour all-encompassing news service dedicated to delivering breaking news as well as political and business news.…

White House stops CNN reporter from attending a Rose Garden event. Shepard Smith shares his thoughts on Fox News Channel. FOX News Channel (FNC) is a 24-hour all-encompassing news service dedicated to delivering breaking news as well as political and…

White House stops a CNN reporter from attending a Rose Garden event. Shepard Smith weighs in on Fox News Channel. FOX News Channel (FNC) is a 24-hour all-encompassing news service dedicated to delivering breaking news as well as political and…

The staff of the Capital Gazette took a jab at President Trump, days after a gunman opened fired in their newsroom and killed five people. “We won’t forget being called an enemy of the people,” the staff wrote. Most recently, Trump rallied against NBC and CNN last month for its coverage of his summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. “Our Country’s biggest enemy is the Fake News so easily promulgated by fools!” Trump tweeted in June. The president backed off his criticism of the media one day after the shooting and offered rare praise for reporters. “Journalists, like all Americans, should be free from the fear of being violently attacked while doing their job,” Trump said Friday at an event to celebrate six months of the GOP tax bill. “Mr. President, will you stop calling the press the enemy of the people?” Acosta yelled. CNN later aired a montage on Friday of Trump talking down about the media. CNN’s John Berman called the president out on air for using the phrase “violently attacked,” saying that he “clearly has no problem at all verbally attacking journalists.”