Jeff Flake: Trump’s Attacks on the Press Are Stalin-Esque

PRESS FREEDOM

“When you reflexively refer to the press as the ‘enemy of the people’ or fake news, that has real damage.”

Published Jan. 14 2018 11:22AM EST

180114-flake-cheat_stirui — Jonathan Ernst/Reuters

Sen. Jeff Flake (R-AZ) on Sunday said that President Donald Trump’s attacks on the press are Stalin-esque, adding that he will be giving a speech this week on the issue to coincide with Trump’s “fake news awards” to be unveiled on Wednesday.

Jeff Flake: Trump’s Attacks on the Press Are Stalin-Esque

“When you reflexively refer to the press as the ‘enemy of the people’ or fake news, that has real damage.”

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