White House chief of staff Reince Priebus on Sunday said that President Donald Trump’s administration has “looked at” changing the law so that Trump can sue the press, though Priebus offered few details.
ABC News’ Jon Karl questioned Priebus on “This Week” about Trump’s suggestion in March that he might “change libel laws” in order to go after the New York Times.
“That would require, as I understand it, a constitutional amendment,” Karl said. “Is he really going to pursue that?”
“I think it’s something that we’ve looked at, and how that gets executed or whether that goes anywhere is a different story,” Priebus said.
The failing @nytimes has disgraced the media world. Gotten me wrong for two solid years. Change libel laws? https://t.co/QIqLgvYLLi
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 30, 2017
“So you think the President should be able to sue the New York Times for stories he doesn’t like?” Karl pressed.
“I think that newspapers and news agencies need to be more responsible with how they report the news,” Priebus said. “I am so tired.”
“I don’t think anyone would disagree with that,” Karl said. “It’s about whether or not the President should have the right to sue them.”
“And I already answered the question. I said this is something that is being looked at,” Priebus said. “But it’s something that, as far as how it gets executed, where we go with it, that’s another issue.”
White House Chief of Staff @Reince45 tells @jonkarl: Changing the libel laws "is something that we've looked at." #ThisWeek pic.twitter.com/4ZLbDHWe8r
— Evan McMurry (@evanmcmurry) April 30, 2017
Priebus kissing up to Trump just like Spicer because he knows Trump is watching.
I thought the “White House is Looking At” distractions would end with the 100 days–maybe Reince had this one ready to dodge retrospective 100-day questions. Or maybe he’s off his game because he’s only accustomed to talking to reporters in the dark at midnight.
Edit: Ex-Cruz-iatingly punchable
Putin and Erdogan are the examples he follows.
Great! Yes, by all means President Trump!! Awaken the dreary ink-stained wretches from their amused slumber! We may finally rediscover journalism with more reporters in prison!
Really, is this the garbage idiot Trump spends his short work days obsessing over? Yes, I’m most certain it is! Trump couldn’t get a mailbox moved down the block, let alone a Constitutional Amendment to severely curtail our freedom of the press and speech! Good luck, dimwit!
Snicker.