Government White House Suppression of the Free Press

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White House releases doctored video of the actual press conference.  The doctored video came from a right wing conspiracy non-government website.  Also, the audio has cleverly been removed in the tweet from Sarah Sanders which makes the edit and speed up/down very visible when viewed side by side. [3,4,5,6]

First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States:

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.

First Amendment of the US Constitution
Although hard to read, this is an image of the actual First Amendment of the Constitution.

Sky News coverage of the November 7, 2018, President news conference:

Jim Acosta response while on the Late Show with Stephen Colbert.

Tampe Trump Rally
July 31, 2018

Unfortunately, even ordinary citizens have a problem with the free press.  Here is one woman’s angry response towards CNN during a Tampa, Florida, rally on July 31, 2018.

  1. Washington Post, Kyle Swenson, November 8, 2018 – How CNN’s Jim Acosta became the reporter Trump loves to hate
  2. CNN, Brian Stelter, November 7, 2018 – White House pulls CNN reporter Jim Acosta’s pass after contentious news conference
  3. Washington Post, Molly Roberts, November 8, 2018 – Sarah Sanders’s diabolically clever attack on Jim Acosta
  4. Washington Post, Drew Harwell, November 8, 2018 – White House shares doctored video to support punishment of journalist Jim Acosta
  5. Vox, Aaron Rupar, November 8, 2018 – White House press secretary uses fake Infowars video to justify banning CNN reporter
  6. Media Matters for America, Timothy Johnson, November 8, 2018 – The Infowars-White House pipeline is alive and well – Sarah Huckabee Sanders shared an edited Infowars video to prop up the White House’s lies about CNN’s Jim Acosta

 

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