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Originally Posted by mikemhg
The US is being shown for the Banana Republic it really is.
All the institutions that were supposed to hold checks and balances are being exposed as being toothless and feckless.
Emoluments clause?
Meh, optional it seems.
What's even the point of a president putting their investments into a hand-off trust? To think presidents in the past even did that now seems cute.
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This new Pentagon policy of restricting the freedom of the press, and reporters by revoking their credentials is a sign that Cheeto doesn't want his Defense Minister's errors to make it to the headline news. Wow, talk about restricting the freedom of the press. Dictator wanna be wants to censor the media too.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy0ygg06pgko
Leading US news outlets have rejected a new Pentagon policy that bars journalists from the building unless they only report information that has been officially authorised by the Department of Defense.
Major outlets, including The New York Times, The Washington Post and CNN, have said they will not agree to the new guidelines, citing concerns it could severely undermine press freedom. The BBC will not sign up to the new rules either.
Reporters who do not sign the policy by 17:00 EDT (21:00 GMT) on Tuesday must turn in their media credentials and clear out of the Pentagon facilities, the department has said.
Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has responded to the backlash from various news outlets on X with a hand-waving emoji, suggesting a goodbye.