It’s Been a Chilling Week for Free Speech in America

Trump’s attacks hit a “new low,” the head of the Committee to Protect Journalists said.

Donald Trump is seen pointing and talking while sitting in a chair in the Oval Office. November 21, 2025, 6:09 PM Comment icon View Comments ( )

Trump’s Second Term

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U.S. President Donald Trump has a long and well-documented history of launching incendiary rhetorical attacks against the press and his political opponents. But rights groups warn that the president’s anti-free speech crusade reached an alarming and dangerous new level this week, raising grave concerns about the potentially rippling consequences for reporters and freedom of expression more generally.

Since last Friday alone, U.S. President Donal

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