What does Donald Trump think free speech means?
Jonathan Freedland speaks to the president of The Nation magazine, Bhaskar Sunkara, about the future of the constitutional right to free speech for Americans who disagree with Trump
September 19, 202528m 33s
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This week, the US president has announced he is suing the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/16/trump-new-york-times-lawsuit" rel="nofollow">New York Times</a> for $15bn, and gloated that the late-night TV show <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2025/sep/18/jimmy-kimmel-live-suspended-indefinitely-after-hosts-charlie-kirk-comments" rel="nofollow">Jimmy Kimmel Live!</a> had been suspended. JD Vance has also promised to crack down on <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/15/jd-vance-charlie-kirk-podcast" rel="nofollow">‘far left’</a> groups.
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Jonathan Freedland speaks to the president of <a href="https://www.thenation.com/" rel="nofollow">The Nation</a><em> </em>magazine, Bhaskar Sunkara, about the future of the constitutional right to free speech for Americans who disagree with Trump
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