ACLU: No, Bannon, the media should not 'keep its mouth shut'

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Source: The Hill




ACLU: No, Bannon, the media should not 'keep its mouth shut'
By Paulina Firozi - 01/27/17 11:36 AM EST




The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is warning President Trump’s administration that it will “see them in court” if it tries to silence the media.

Trump chief strategist Stephen Bannon ripped the press in an interview published Thursday with The New York Times, calling it the “opposition party.”

“The media should be embarrassed and humiliated and keep its mouth shut and just listen for awhile,” Bannon said in the interview.

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The ACLU has previously vowed to fight against Trump, including threatening to take him to court.

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Read more: http://thehill.com/homenews/news/316482-aclu-no-bannon-the-media-should-not-keep-its-mouth-shut

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[tenorly]

1. The media has chewed up two-bit dictators like you and Cheeto before.

And will do so again.

[3_Limes]

2. Has there been any clarification on this statement from the WH?

Maybe I just missed it.

Any attempt to walk this back, or put a saner spin on it? Or are they just leaving it out there?

[tenorly]

3. No.

Their meth-mouths wouldn't like it.

[lark]

4. Love the ACLU!

They are 100% right. I wonder where they are on the 7 journalist Drumpf had arrested for "instigating violence"? I wonder if their violence was in just being in the wrong place at the wrong time, not anything they actually participated in? I would think a journalist would know better than to rampage and break or steal things. Also don't trust anything at all done by this evil crew, so automatically suspect this is just an attempt to intimidate the press, their enemies as they see it.

[ananda]

5. So glad I donated!

Thank you, ACLU !!!

[TexasBushwhacker]

6. Doesn't Brietbart count as media?

Or are they exempt because all they publish is lies, uh ... alt-truth.