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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Lloyd Green

Donald Trump’s disturbing war on the press has now escalated

Man points in front of American flag
‘Trump’s message remains clear: bend the knee or else.’ Photograph: Brian Snyder/Reuters

The Donald Trump vengeance tour is on the road and the media is in its crosshairs. “It should have been the justice department or somebody else, but I have to do it,” the president-elect intoned on Monday. “It costs a lot of money to do it, but we have to straighten out the press.”

“Our press is very corrupt,” he continued. “Almost as corrupt as our elections.”

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