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Chris Murphy: “Donald Trump is banning reporters from the White House that…”

Featuring: Chris Murphy, Democratic | U.S. Senate from Connecticut

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Murphy Floor Speech on Trump's Authoritarian Takeover

Published | Video Starts at 14:16

You see the same thing happening with respect to the control of information. Totalitarian states, they can't accept truth. They can't accept truth, so they try to destroy truth. Well, that's what Donald Trump is banning reporters from the White House that don't tow the Trump or MAGA line. That's what they're doing in saying to reporters of the Department of Defense, you can't report on military operations unless you are given pre approval. (14:16–14:26)

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Asserts that Donald Trump is restricting White House access for non-supportive reporters.

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