Trump now accusing news organisations of illegally smearing him with "illegal" coverage [View all]

[sunonmars]

You see Media, you kiss his ass, he's still going to come for you, you have been stupid, he's going to send Billy Barr now after you

You better get with taking him down before he Erdogan's you all into journalist prison.

Link to tweet

https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/trump-accuses-news-organizations-illegally-smearing-him-n1209281?cid=sm_npd_ms_tw_ma

For Donald Trump, it's not enough to condemn his political opponents; he consistently finds it necessary to accuse them of unidentified crimes. As we discussed last week, the sitting American president has publicly called for criminal prosecutions of his former presidential rival, his presidential predecessor, and his current presidential rival, among many others.

But as Trump sees criminals lurking in every corner, his focus isn't limited to public officials. Late yesterday, for example, the Republican published a tweet that was apparently directed at CNN's Jake Tapper.

"They, and the Lamestream Media (including Jake), have spent 3 1/2 years illegally smearing me. They got caught!"

Note, the president could've simply accused news organizations of "smearing" him, or made an argument about reporting he considers unfair, but for Trump, that's not good enough. He instead felt the need to argue that American news organizations are guilty of "illegal" coverage.