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John Oliver to the press: ‘Don’t comply with Trump’s ridiculous demands’

The Last Week Tonight host warned about the president’s attacks on the media and the growth of authoritarianism

Since taking office for the second time, he has “escalated attacks” on the press, referring to networks such as CNN as “corrupt and illegal” which has made some of them be “more submissive” rather than being the “fierce watchdogs of truth” they should be. He said that there had been a “noticeably gentler” response to him this time with people such as Jeff Bezos, who owns the Washington Post going “out of his way to cosy up to Trump” including appearing close to him at his inauguration. The FCC, which is supposed to be an independent commission, is now headed by the Trump appointee Brendan Carr, who immediately spoke on Fox News about how he would be helping to enact the president’s agenda.

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