Brian Stelter

And yet, in every budget, the money is still there because there are enough Republican lawmakers who don't want to face constituents back home, who are angry about missing Big Bird, who are angry about missing the PBS NewsHour, who are angry about missing NOVA.

And yet, in every budget, the money is still there because there are enough Republican lawmakers who don't want to face constituents back home, who are angry about missing Big Bird, who are angry about missing the PBS NewsHour, who are angry about missing NOVA.

The public media funding fight is maybe one of the least dramatic examples of what is a really dramatic attempt to stifle the free press.

The public media funding fight is maybe one of the least dramatic examples of what is a really dramatic attempt to stifle the free press.

In his second term, he's trying to translate those words into actions. He is not just bullying the press, but in some cases taking actions against the press. And we may just be at the beginning stages of those actions.

In his second term, he's trying to translate those words into actions. He is not just bullying the press, but in some cases taking actions against the press. And we may just be at the beginning stages of those actions.

What I see President Trump and his allies doing are looking for every conceivable pressure point against the American news media and then applying as much pressure as possible. We're seeing that on every front, from FCC investigations to much more intense hostility on social media. Journalists are not meant to be popular.

What I see President Trump and his allies doing are looking for every conceivable pressure point against the American news media and then applying as much pressure as possible. We're seeing that on every front, from FCC investigations to much more intense hostility on social media. Journalists are not meant to be popular.

You're always going to tick off powerful people who don't like to see their favorite politician be questioned, be scrutinized, be interrogated. But one of the roles of journalism is to be that dissenting voice, showing up on behalf of the public and holding politicians of all parties accountable.

You're always going to tick off powerful people who don't like to see their favorite politician be questioned, be scrutinized, be interrogated. But one of the roles of journalism is to be that dissenting voice, showing up on behalf of the public and holding politicians of all parties accountable.

And yet, in every budget, the money is still there because there are enough Republican lawmakers who don't want to face constituents back home, who are angry about missing Big Bird, who are angry about missing the PBS NewsHour, who are angry about missing NOVA.

The public media funding fight is maybe one of the least dramatic examples of what is a really dramatic attempt to stifle the free press.

In his second term, he's trying to translate those words into actions. He is not just bullying the press, but in some cases taking actions against the press. And we may just be at the beginning stages of those actions.

What I see President Trump and his allies doing are looking for every conceivable pressure point against the American news media and then applying as much pressure as possible. We're seeing that on every front, from FCC investigations to much more intense hostility on social media. Journalists are not meant to be popular.

You're always going to tick off powerful people who don't like to see their favorite politician be questioned, be scrutinized, be interrogated. But one of the roles of journalism is to be that dissenting voice, showing up on behalf of the public and holding politicians of all parties accountable.

We've been worried for years about AI deep fakes, that computer-generated images are going to trick people into believing something that's totally false. Cheap fakes are a little bit simpler. They're cheap. They're just distorted, out-of-context videos chopped up in certain ways. The Biden administration, the Biden campaign is so worried about right now.

We've been worried for years about AI deep fakes, that computer-generated images are going to trick people into believing something that's totally false. Cheap fakes are a little bit simpler. They're cheap. They're just distorted, out-of-context videos chopped up in certain ways. The Biden administration, the Biden campaign is so worried about right now.

But make no mistake, they are worried about this. This is a real problem. This is not some made-up fiction. The videos are oftentimes made up, but the problem is real.

But make no mistake, they are worried about this. This is a real problem. This is not some made-up fiction. The videos are oftentimes made up, but the problem is real.

Well, if some bend the knee, others have to stand up straighter. You know, the former Time magazine editor Richard Sengel said this morning, Trump has sued dozens of publications and media outlets in the past trying to, quote, intimidate the press into self-censorship, not to actually win any particular case. He did win in this case with a big payment.

Well, if some bend the knee, others have to stand up straighter. You know, the former Time magazine editor Richard Sengel said this morning, Trump has sued dozens of publications and media outlets in the past trying to, quote, intimidate the press into self-censorship, not to actually win any particular case. He did win in this case with a big payment.

But that broader concern about self-censorship is one that I know many viewers and readers are worried about. And ultimately, Jim, as you know, we work for them. We work for the viewers.

But that broader concern about self-censorship is one that I know many viewers and readers are worried about. And ultimately, Jim, as you know, we work for them. We work for the viewers.

We've been worried for years about AI deep fakes, that computer-generated images are going to trick people into believing something that's totally false. Cheap fakes are a little bit simpler. They're cheap. They're just distorted, out-of-context videos chopped up in certain ways. The Biden administration, the Biden campaign is so worried about right now.

But make no mistake, they are worried about this. This is a real problem. This is not some made-up fiction. The videos are oftentimes made up, but the problem is real.

Well, if some bend the knee, others have to stand up straighter. You know, the former Time magazine editor Richard Sengel said this morning, Trump has sued dozens of publications and media outlets in the past trying to, quote, intimidate the press into self-censorship, not to actually win any particular case. He did win in this case with a big payment.

But that broader concern about self-censorship is one that I know many viewers and readers are worried about. And ultimately, Jim, as you know, we work for them. We work for the viewers.

Biden being back on the public stage reminds people of what went wrong, and it doesn't negate what is in this explosive book. When you launch a book the way Tapper and Thompson are doing next week, you come out with a first excerpt. So that first excerpt up on the New Yorker website right now, also available on CNN.com, it is very damning about what went wrong in 2023 and 2024.

Biden being back on the public stage reminds people of what went wrong, and it doesn't negate what is in this explosive book. When you launch a book the way Tapper and Thompson are doing next week, you come out with a first excerpt. So that first excerpt up on the New Yorker website right now, also available on CNN.com, it is very damning about what went wrong in 2023 and 2024.

So to Jamal's point, I think there's an emerging conventional wisdom, an emerging narrative

So to Jamal's point, I think there's an emerging conventional wisdom, an emerging narrative

that the president biden at the midterms in 2022 was a different person than the biden in the summer and fall of 2024 that his decline had escalated that had become worse in that period of time and there's a great example in this excerpt from george clooney who says he saw president biden in december of 2022 but then when he saw him again in june of 2024 he barely recognized the man it was like seeing a different person quote the president appeared severely diminished all

that the president biden at the midterms in 2022 was a different person than the biden in the summer and fall of 2024 that his decline had escalated that had become worse in that period of time and there's a great example in this excerpt from george clooney who says he saw president biden in december of 2022 but then when he saw him again in june of 2024 he barely recognized the man it was like seeing a different person quote the president appeared severely diminished all

Biden being back on the public stage reminds people of what went wrong, and it doesn't negate what is in this explosive book. When you launch a book the way Tapper and Thompson are doing next week, you come out with a first excerpt. So that first excerpt up on the New Yorker website right now, also available on CNN.com, it is very damning about what went wrong in 2023 and 2024.

So to Jamal's point, I think there's an emerging conventional wisdom, an emerging narrative

that the president biden at the midterms in 2022 was a different person than the biden in the summer and fall of 2024 that his decline had escalated that had become worse in that period of time and there's a great example in this excerpt from george clooney who says he saw president biden in december of 2022 but then when he saw him again in june of 2024 he barely recognized the man it was like seeing a different person quote the president appeared severely diminished all