The line between political critique and outright sedition has never been so dangerously thin. In a furious late-night tirade against his media adversaries, President Donald Trump has weaponised some of the gravest terms in the American political lexicon, suggesting that any publication that dares to question his physical health is guilty of 'treasonous' and 'seditious' behaviour.
The target of this extraordinary rage? The New York Times, along with unnamed 'some others', for having the audacity to report unfavourably about the stamina of the 79-year-old leader.
