Trump suggests targeting ABC after a hate-speech question
Asked about Pam Bondi pursuing hate speech, Trump said they would probably target people like the questioner because of unfair treatment and suggested ABC could be targeted. [Office of the Federal Register / GovInfo]
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Asked about Pam Bondi pursuing hate speech, Trump said they would probably target people like the questioner because of unfair treatment and suggested ABC could be targeted. [Office of the Federal Register / GovInfo]
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Official federal transcript of presidential press remarks. [Office of the Federal Register / GovInfo]
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media-attack · threat · authoritarian-rhetoric
Authoritarian rationale: potential enforcement framed as a response to perceived unfair journalistic treatment. [Office of the Federal Register / GovInfo]
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- Federal presidential transcript · Office of the Federal Register / GovInfoPresidential press exchange, September 16, 2025
Printed page 7 (PDF index 6), Freedom of Speech/News Media/Crime in U.S. Cities; question on Bondi through ABC response
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/DCPD-202500917/pdf/DCPD-202500917.pdf
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