Biden Says If Trump Wins, Reporters Fearing Jail Plan to Flee the US

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: Bloomberg

February 22, 2024 at 6:24 PM EST
Updated on February 22, 2024 at 7:37 PM EST


President Joe Biden told donors at a fundraiser Thursday that he heard from journalists who were planning to flee the US if Donald Trump was reelected because they feared being jailed.

Biden acknowledged former network news anchor Katie Couric, who was attending the event in California as a guest, and warned about the possibility of a Trump victory in an expected rematch this November. “Katie, there’s two of your former colleagues — not at the same network — that have told me personally, that if he wins they’re going to have to leave the country because he’s threatened to put them in jail,” Biden said.

Couric previously worked at CNN, NBC News, CBS News, and Yahoo News, but in 2017 founded Katie Couric Media, a company that creates content for corporate partners and publishes newsletters. Biden did not elaborate further on which journalists he meant.

Trump, the frontrunner for the GOP nomination, has long claimed that many mainstream media outlets are biased against him and other Republicans, accusing them of coverage that casts conservative ideas and politicians unfavorably in favor of Democrats.

Read more: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-02-22/biden-says-reporters-fearing-jail-plan-to-flee-us-if-trump-wins

[moondust]

1. Including Tony Schwartz

Ghostwriter of "Trump: The Art of the Deal" said on the Ari Melber Show Wednesday:

“I actually have made the decision, I’ve shared with my friends, that if Trump’s reelected, I’m leaving,” he told Melber. “I’m leaving the United States. Why? Because I don’t feel safe. And anybody who doesn’t believe that they are less safe ... is living a fantasy.”

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/art-of-the-deal-co-author-tony-schwartz-on-second-trump-term_n_65d728d0e4b0e4346d518671

[Rebl2]

10. Wonder what

Katie said. She had no response?

[moondust]

11. ???

Ari was hosting but I don't recall what he said.

[KS Toronado]

2. WOW, wish we had audio or film of him saying what he'd do to journalists

Shame his ego is to big to fit in a microwave.....

[2naSalit]

3. Hell...

I'm a nobody and I have plans that may take me out of the country too.

[BigmanPigman]

4. Same here.

At Christmas my sister and I decided we are going to Italy since we have dual citizenship.

I wonder how many others have contingency plans. Maybe I'll post a DU Poll.

[GrapesOfWrath]

7. I obtained UK citizenship

through descent for this exact reason. My mother is English. I applied in 2021 and received my UK citizenship in January of 2022. I am now helping my brother do the same.

[EYESORE 9001]

5. My 'plan' is somewhat nebulous at this time

but if the unthinkable happens, I won’t be waiting around.

[Hotler]

6. Cut and run, adios.

I think democracy is worth fighting for. I plan on sticking around for the fight. I'm not rolling over for no fascist and for damn sure no fake christians.

[Random Boomer]

9. The United States was founded by (mostly white) people fleeing their own country's problems

I'm not about to criticize people who turn around and leave the U.S. for their own reasons. It's a very personal decision and no one's to judge.

At my age, leaving is not an option. I expect the last decade of my life (if I last that long) may well be uncomfortable given that I'm atheist and gay, married to another woman. It would not surprise me if we lose our marriage status; to be honest, I never expected marriage rights during my lifetime, and I've never trusted that we could keep them. Fortunately, I'm long past child-bearing age, so I'm no longer vulnerable to the erosion of reproductive right.

[honest.abe]

8. Sickening what Trump has done to this country.