Here ya go.... sorry for the delay
1) Intimidating and demonizing a Free Press -
This has been Trump’s go to - just like all other dictators a Free Press is not welcomed.
Trump admitted to doing this to a CBS journalist, by stating “You know why I do it? I do it to discredit you all and demean you all, so when you write negative stories about me no one will believe you."
Trump signed an Executive Order last summer that can be used to allow to oversee political speech on the Internet - right after Twitter has attached a fact-checking label to a couple of his erroneous Tweets.
Trump has tried to make it easier to sue the media for things like Libel - not because of any real fear of libel but just as a scare tactic to keep them tied up in courts for years.
Even FOX said “President Trump is engaged in the most direct sustained assault on freedom of press in our history.”
2) Using his Office to reward Corporate backers while punishing opponents -
The Brooking Institute released a recent study that found clear corruption. The Study stated, “There have been reports that 27 clients of Trump-connected lobbyists have received up to $10.5 billion of (government CoVid) spending; that beneficiaries have also included multiple entities linked to the family of Jared Kushner and other Trump associates and political allies; that up to $273 million was awarded to more than 100 companies that are owned or operated by major donors to Trump’s election efforts; that unnecessary blanket ethics waivers have been applied to potential administration conflicts of interest; and that many other transactions meriting further investigation have occurred.”
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Fearmongering -
In 2016 Trump ran on claims about Muslims, Mexican “rapists,” and other foreign dangers. In 2020 he did everything he could to convince voters that the US cities are in flames and that angry mobs of black and brown people are heading for the suburbs to kill you all!
