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Trump Crackdown Faces Backlash
Episode 202509207

Trump Crackdown Faces Backlash

Growing Republican opposition to the Trump administration’s assault on the First Amendment.

The Weekend · Adam Serwer, Dr. Kavita Patel, Jeremy Peters, Jonathan Capehart, Jackie Alemany, Eric Lipton, Matt Platkin, Eugene Daniels

September 20, 202540m 56s

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Show Notes

September 20, 2025; 7am: President Trump made a pledge during his inaugural address for free speech. Now 8 months later, that pledge is not holding up. Since Jimmy Kimmel’s unprecedented suspension, Trump and the FCC are now threatening to revoke licenses of broadcasters if they're critical of the president. MSNBC contributor Jeremy Peters and staff writer for “The Atlantic” Adam Serwer joins “The Weekend” to discuss.

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