Like any good authoritarian, Trump is using threats to intimidate our free press into silence. Acquiescence. ABC News caved last week. They gave in to the authoritarian and his threats. They shouldn't have. This is not how it's supposed to work in America... unless we all cave in and just let it work like this<hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Like any good authoritarian, Trump is using threats to intimidate our free press into silence. Acquiescence. ABC News caved last week. They gave in to the authoritarian and his threats. They shouldn't have. This is not how it's supposed to work in America... unless we all cave in and just let it work like this Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Like any good authoritarian, Trump is using threats to intimidate our free press into silence. Acquiescence. ABC News caved last week. They gave in to the authoritarian and his threats. They shouldn't have. This is not how it's supposed to work in America... unless we all cave in and just let it work like this Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Authoritarianism. It's Un-Ameican. And It's happening right before our eyes.

America, we gotta get back to doing what's expected of us as free citizens in this democracy. That means being tolerant, being respectful, staying informed, and being engaged. I'm former Congressman Joe Walsh. Follow me here and join the millions of Americans who are renewing their social contract with each other. The social contract. It's on us.<hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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America, we gotta get back to doing what's expected of us as free citizens in this democracy. That means being tolerant, being respectful, staying informed, and being engaged. I'm former Congressman Joe Walsh. Follow me here and join the millions of Americans who are renewing their social contract with each other. The social contract. It's on us. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

America, we gotta get back to doing what's expected of us as free citizens in this democracy. That means being tolerant, being respectful, staying informed, and being engaged. I'm former Congressman Joe Walsh. Follow me here and join the millions of Americans who are renewing their social contract with each other. The social contract. It's on us. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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