Let me simplify Trump& #39;s new executive order for you:
* Having told 16,000 lies, Trump wants to be able to keep lying on Twitter, free of any fact-checking
* Trump doesn’t want Twitter to inform people on how to vote safely amid a pandemic
New piece: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/05/28/trump-has-told-16000-lies-now-hes-trying-silence-those-who-correct-him/">https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/...
* Having told 16,000 lies, Trump wants to be able to keep lying on Twitter, free of any fact-checking
* Trump doesn’t want Twitter to inform people on how to vote safely amid a pandemic
New piece: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/05/28/trump-has-told-16000-lies-now-hes-trying-silence-those-who-correct-him/">https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/...
Trump’s new exec order enshrines the hallowed principle that he should be free to lie and spread disinformation on social media without any fear of moderation that might challenge or fact-check those lies.
We know this because Trump told us so himself.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/05/28/trump-has-told-16000-lies-now-hes-trying-silence-those-who-correct-him/">https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/...
We know this because Trump told us so himself.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/05/28/trump-has-told-16000-lies-now-hes-trying-silence-those-who-correct-him/">https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/...
"A hallmark of authoritarian regimes is to call truth into question — except as the regime defines it."
That& #39;s from @GlennKesslerWP& #39;s new book, which documents Trump& #39;s assault on truth in great detail.
That& #39;s the context for Trump& #39;s assault on Twitter:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/05/28/trump-has-told-16000-lies-now-hes-trying-silence-those-who-correct-him/">https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/...
That& #39;s from @GlennKesslerWP& #39;s new book, which documents Trump& #39;s assault on truth in great detail.
That& #39;s the context for Trump& #39;s assault on Twitter:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/05/28/trump-has-told-16000-lies-now-hes-trying-silence-those-who-correct-him/">https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/...
Something very fundamental is getting lost here.
Trump has made it *explicit* that the new exec order is direct retribution for Twitter daring to fact check him.
His *own words* tell us this. Even if nothing happens, that& #39;s a flagrant abuse of power:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/05/28/trump-has-told-16000-lies-now-hes-trying-silence-those-who-correct-him/">https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/...
Trump has made it *explicit* that the new exec order is direct retribution for Twitter daring to fact check him.
His *own words* tell us this. Even if nothing happens, that& #39;s a flagrant abuse of power:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/05/28/trump-has-told-16000-lies-now-hes-trying-silence-those-who-correct-him/">https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/...