The Donald Trump attacks on the First Amendment are escalating as retribution is sought against all critics.
Two weeks ago, the day that King Charles reminded America about checks and balances, and need for restriction of executive power, the Trump Administration proceeded to indict for the second time the former head of the FBI, James Comey, claiming wrongfully that Comey had threatened the life of President Trump.
Also, ABC was faced with a federal lawsuit due to the humor and comedy of Jimmy Kimmel, once before literally fired for his commentary on Donald Trump, but restored a week later.
The First Lady, Melania Trump, also condemned Jimmy Kimmel as promoting violence, pure hypocrisy, as it is her husband who is provoking terror and violence through his rhetoric and actions as President.
The growing threat against all in the federal and state governments across America are due to the provocative and divisive language and actions of the President, who cannot tolerate humor or criticism.
And the Trump Administration is pursuing legal action against news media, including even the conservative Wall Street Journal, owned by conservative Rupert Murdoch, as well as the NY Times, and undermining CNN which soon will likely be owned by David Ellison, of Paramount Skydance Media, which already has undermined CBS News since they gained control of that once great media institution.
Additionally, Jeff Bezos, owner of the Washington Post, has done great damage to that newspaper, turning it editorially into a right wing direction, while the regular news coverage is still considered reliable.
Trump calls MS NOW reporter ‘dumb’ for pointing out ballooning ballroom cost
https://www.ms.now/news/trump-calls-ms-now-reporter-dumb-for-pointing-out-ballooning-ballroom-cost
Eric Trump says he’ll sue Jen Psaki, MS NOW over report on China trip
https://thehill.com/homenews/media/5880380-eric-trump-lawsuit-msnow-psaki/
Stephen Colbert’s Late Show Cancellation and the Fall of CBS
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/16/opinion/stephen-colbert-late-show-cbs.html?unlocked_article_code=1.i1A.mO3M.1Nq0aCtwsCsl&smid=url-share
NYT files new lawsuit over Pentagon press restrictions
https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5883729-new-york-times-sues-pentagon/
Bari My Heart at 57th Street
“As it closes in on its acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, Paramount leadership has had informal discussions about changing Bari Weiss’s mandate at CBS News (and, eventually, CNN) in ways that would give her less control over TV.”
https://puck.news/cbs-news-restructure-bari-weiss-role-being-scaled-back/
She’s an unmitigated disaster.
Excerpt number 1 from last night’s finale for Stephen Colbert’s show:
Excerpt number 2 from last night’s finale for Stephen Colbert’s show:
Colbert avoids Trump in final ‘Late Show,’ but president rages afterward anyway
https://www.ms.now/news/stephen-colbert-avoids-trump-in-his-final-broadcast
FU CBS, Paramount, Trump, the Ellisons, etc.
Stephen Colbert’s ‘Late Show’ finale sets a weeknight ratings record
https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/22/media/colbert-late-show-finale-cbs-ratings-weeknight-record
NYT publisher calls out news outlets for ‘capitulation’ to Trump administration
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/22/nyt-first-amendment-press-freedom-00934208
The NY Times, of course, has been one of the problems in terms of normalizing, sanewashing, normalizing, etc. Trump.