I am so glad that you emphasized the issue of the freedom of press and amazingly how it is under attack in all these different ways here in the United States of America. It is unbelievable. And it is why I am ringing the alarm bells. The authoritarianism is here now.
Jeff Merkley: “I am so glad that you emphasized the issue of the freedom of press and amazingly how it is under attack in all these…”
On the recordOctober 21, 2025
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Discussing the threats to press freedom in the United States.
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