The New York Times recently published an explosive report regarding two women, Jessica Leeds and Rachel Crooks, who accuse Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump of making inappropriate advances on them within minutes of meeting them. The allegations, spanning from the late 1970’s to 2005, paint a portrait of a highly entitled serial sexual abuser. It’s a damaging picture, indeed. And, from his response, the Donald knows that all too well:
“Lawyers for Donald Trump have called on The New York Times to retract a bombshell report in which two women claimed that Trump had touched them inappropriately.”
In the open letter sent to the newspaper, demands were made to cease further publication of the report, have it removed from the website, and issue a full retraction and apology. Threats have been made that lawsuits were being drafted against the Times and The Palm Beach Post, which had published another story about sexual assault allegations against Trump.
It’s easy to see a portrait here of a complete crybaby, someone so thin-skinned that can’t have any criticism at all put out there. He must have his praises sung at all times as if he’s God Almighty.
With this incident (and many others in the past), a more sinister picture emerges. It is one showing a man, running for the highest office in the land, who doesn’t understand the point of the First Amendment and a free press. He simply doesn’t understand that the press is there to hold public figures running for and holding office accountable, and criticize them when they merit critcism.
You do not have democracy when you don’t allow the press to do its job, and you should not be anywhere near the White House if you can’t understand that simple fact.