Trump's attacks on the freedom of the press go global

Nov. 19, 2025

In recent weeks, U.S. President Donald J. Trump (R) has turned hostile against a free press that has stretched from the States to the U.K. Domestically, he's insulted a pool reporter aboard Air Force One, and he threatened the broadcast license of a network news organisation. In England, he's threatened to file a USD 5 billion lawsuit against the BBC over an editing row in a current affairs TV news magazine segment broadcast in 2024.

Further Reading :

• The same day as his Epstein humiliation in the House, Trump rages at media’s questions while sitting next to Saudi crown prince [Fortune]
  Nov. 18, 2025 — President Donald Trump, it seems, has been in a grumpy mood. In the last 24 hours he’s berated three reporters in the Oval Office over questions on the release of the Epstein files, which the House just overwhelmingly voted to release, and the murder of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi.
• 'Quiet piggy.' Donald Trump's unabashed hatred for media is a disgrace | Opinion [The Arizona Republic]
  Nov. 18, 2025 — Donald Trump's loathing of the media is no secret. Nor is his penchant for making disparaging remarks about women. A recent ugly incident aboard Air Force One combined the two.
• BBC ‘determined to fight’ Trump legal challenge, says chair [The Independent]
  Nov. 17, 2025 — ‘There is no basis for a defamation case,’ insists Samir Shah, as he vows to protect licence fee payers’ money.

Key Words :

• ABC News
• BBC
• Donald J Trump
• Freedom of the press, speech, and religion