Trump Accused of ‘Totalitarian Approach’ After Threats to ABC, NBC

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Quoted in Newsweek on Trump's threat to silence ABC and NBC, highlighting the administration’s totalitarian approach and efforts to suppress dissent and undermine press freedom.

Period26 Aug 2025

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  • TitleTrump Accused of ‘Totalitarian Approach’ After Threats to ABC, NBC
    Degree of recognitionInternational
    Media name/outletNewsweek
    Media typeWeb
    Country/TerritoryUnited States
    Date26/08/25
    DescriptionDafydd Townley, an expert on U.S. politics who teaches at the University of Portsmouth in the U.K., told Newsweek: "Trump's threat to silence ABC and NBC is yet more evidence that this administration is adopting a totalitarian approach to governance as it ignores the rights to a free press as mandated in the First Amendment.

    "It is further proof that this administration will not cease in its efforts to quash all dissenting opposition until all of America is subservient to this president."
    Producer/AuthorJames Bickerton
    URLhttps://www.newsweek.com/trump-accused-totalitarian-approach-after-threats-abc-nbc-2119190
    PersonsDafydd Townley
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  • Trump