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Dick Durbin: “President Trump has done more to undermine, belittle, and attack the free and open press than any President in modern…”

On the recordSeptember 23, 2026
President Trump has done more to undermine, belittle, and attack the free and open press than any President in modern history.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

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Durbin criticizes Trump's attacks on the press.

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