Mute to Kill

If a demented dictator talks and talks but there are no news cameras to record it, does he make a sound? No. Isn’t that awesome? “The major US television news outlets agreed to suspend their video coverage of Donald Trump after the administration banned journalists from several outlets from entering the White House grounds.” Between a pending court case and the press pool giving Trump the silent treatment, one assumes that the ban won’t hold, and we’ll be forced to suffer the relentless feed once again. So enjoy the break while you can. And remember, this isn’t just Trump. Here’s how his top administration officials (and GOP 2028 front-runners) have reacted to one of the most blatant First Amendment violations we’ve ever seen. Rubio defends Trump’s banning of media organizations, arguing there aren’t ‘soldiers kicking down the doors’ of the outlets. And, Vance defends Trump’s media ban as ‘totally appropriate.’