The Thin Red Line of Press Freedom The latest salvo from President Trump's ongoing war on the free press is nothing new, but it's a symptom of a far more insidious threat to American democracy: the erosion of a free press's ability to hold those in power accountable.
By attempting to ban CNN and other outlets from the White House for reporting "FAKE NEWS," Trump is testing the limits of what's acceptable in an administration that has long shown disdain for the First Amendment.
This move follows a pattern established during Trump's first term, when he attempted to revoke CNN's Jim Acosta's White House press pass after a heated exchange at a press conference.