Trump explains why the First Amendment has ‘too much protection’ for free speech

[workinclasszero]

Trump explains why the First Amendment has ‘too much protection’ for free speech
“Our press is allowed to say whatever they want.”
Judd Legum Editor-In-Chief, ThinkProgress 5 hrs ago

If Donald Trump is president, he’d like to make some changes to the First Amendment.
In an interview with WFOR, CBS’ Miami affiliate, Trump was asked if he believes the First Amendment provides “too much protection.”

Trump answered in the affirmative, saying he’d like to change the laws to make it easier to sue media companies. Trump lamented that, under current law, “our press is allowed to say whatever they want.”

https://thinkprogress.org/trump-first-amendment-too-much-protection-37e72ee16ea2#.vymqzse7h

[TreasonousBastard]

1. That's the point, asshole.

[Thinkingabout]

2. May be admitting the ladies who are accusing him has a right to free speech also. Protect our

amendments.

[BSdetect]

3. The anti-mastermind strikes again.

Keep this up dipshit brain.

[bitterross]

4. Of cords, he is wrong.

There are laws against libel and slander already. Papers get sued all the time.

Telling the actual facts about deplorables is not illegal and won't become so until we live in a dictatorship. That's what Trump actually desires.

[rbrnmw]

5. He wants to be like Putin

[Beartracks]

7. Cracks me up. And makes me sad. n/t

[Hortensis]

11. +1.

[yellowcanine]

6. “our press is allowed to say whatever they want.” Yep pretty much.

That's why we call it "free speech." And your point is............??????

[MineralMan]

8. Trump: "I'll run rough-shod over the Bill of Rights, believe me..."

He'd change the Constitution bigly, no doubt.

[Jim__]

9. And, as Trump well-knows, the president gets to re-write the constitution at will.

Just like everything else Trump knows about presidentin'.

[riversedge]

10. haha. Trump becomes more of a sad clown as each day goes

[bluestateguy]

12. I sort of agree: limits to the 1st Amendment

Like the almost daily death threats his supporters (and on two occasions, he himself) have made upon his opponent, and seem to to always walk away scot free.

[anamandujano]

14. He didn't really think this one out. He'll find out if he does try to incite a riot when he loses.

And yeah the POS has tried to get Hillary assassinated.

[OldHippieChick]

13. He has successfully threatened people with lawsuits

over the years and has made them back down. He wants to be able to do that to the press as well. And yet he wants us to believe he believes in our democracy.

[smirkymonkey]

15. Ok. Scary.

He really does want to become dictator. What a lunatic!

[workinclasszero]

16. Yup president drumpf

would be a threat to the constitution, bill of rights, you name it!

[BainsBane]

17. Another reason he is unfit to be president

He is an authoritarian to the core.

[Cha]

18. drumpfuck puts the dic in Dictator.. and he needs a pacifier stat!

Sorry to be such a #nasty woman!



Mahalo, working!

[duncang]

19. He likes his advisors websites and doesn't think they are a problem.

And what about his 3 am tweets. His birther crap. And all the other lies he has said about people through the years. Protection of the first amendment or not? Don't say you want less first amendment protection dipshit, because you will be a prime target.